Newstead Wood School A GSG School
- Newstead Wood School
Avebury Road
Orpington
Kent
BR6 9SA - Head: Mr Alan Blount
- T 01689 853626
- F 01689 853315
- E office@newsteadwood.co.uk
- W www.newsteadwood.co.uk
- A mainstream state school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a co-ed sixth form.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Bromley
- Pupils: 1,264; sixth formers: 455 (335 girls, 120 boys)
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: Virtual Open Events can be accessed via the website, as well as in person. Open days for sixth form are in October and in July for Year 5. Small tours of the school can be arranged for a more personal experience.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Outstanding 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Outstanding 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1
- 1 Full inspection 2nd February 2022
- Previous Ofsted grade: Outstanding on 8th May 2014
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
An aspirational culture and high academic expectations, but without undue pressure. ‘It’s lovely to be around students who just want to learn,’ a teacher told us. Curriculum deemed by school to be ‘more ambitious than the national curriculum’, with one of the highest progress scores in the country. The sixth form centre has had a revamp and looks great, with its wallpaper of inspirational people, as well as more common rooms, a study and café with views across the playing fields. Music is on the up after a hiatus. Around 200 pupils learn a variety of instruments and have vocal lessons with…
What the school says...
Newstead Wood School is a hardworking, fun and caring school with a passion for learning, personal development and an outstanding record of achievement. We are exceptionally proud of our students. They are bright and happy young people who enjoy being at school, each bringing unique talents to our community. Supporting their academic studies, we offer a great many extra-curricular activities including fieldwork, exchanges, conferences, lecture programmes, masterclasses and opportunities for leadership, locally, nationally and beyond. Newstead Wood students have freedom and security to be themselves, and many opportunities to follow their interests and aspirations. We know them as individuals and support them to grow as thinking young people and active citizens, ready to take positions of responsibility and leadership on leaving school. We have high expectations and encourage students to be self-motivated so that learning arises naturally through enquiry and research, across different subjects. We know that lively minds come to us well stocked and able to think divergently. Our staff understand very able and gifted students and encourage the appreciation and acceptance of different abilities. Entrance criteria as follows: Must live within 9 mile radius of school. Entrance Exam in September in VR and non VR. ...Read more
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School associations
State grammar school
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2018, Alan Blount, previously deputy head for four years and before that, science teacher at Oxted School and Carshalton Boys Sports College. Graduated in biology and education from Exeter, followed by a master’s at Canterbury Christ Church University. Attended a comprehensive in Croydon - ‘a local boy from down the road!’ Initially worked in hospitality, even opening a restaurant.
A snappy dresser and fun company, this is not a head to take himself too seriously. Proud but not boastful, he is also committed to social mobility, focusing on increasing pupil premium numbers (a way to go still) and championing degree apprenticeships. ‘It’s our duty to do so’. Keeps a hand in teaching, currently environmental geography while also supporting aspiring medics, vets, dentists and bioethics students.
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
This is a highly selective school where students perform to high academic standards. Information from the girls' previous schools and our own screening in year 7 identifies any specific learning needs, which can then be addressed either through in-house provision or by the use of external support and guidance. The school has a nurse and a counsellor.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
Y |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Interpreting catchment maps
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Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
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Further reading
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Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
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