My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
39%Agree
47%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%Darrick Wood School
Academy converter — Secondary
BR6 8ER / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
51.5
Attainment 8
83%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 51.5
- Progress 8
- 0
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 56.5%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 32.5
- Achieving AAB+
- 12.6%
83% of parents would recommend this school
473 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
37%Agree
51%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
27%Agree
51%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
3%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
8%Agree
14%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
7%Not applicable
60%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
27%Agree
47%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
31%Agree
28%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
1%Not applicable
23%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
30%No
70%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 142 parents
Strongly agree
31%Agree
33%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
6%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
39%Agree
45%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
46%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
35%Agree
50%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
47%Agree
47%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
45%Agree
45%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
31%Agree
46%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
8%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
83%No
17%20.7% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
20.7%
SEN support
5.9%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.8%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 7.2%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 7.4%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
78.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 78.9%
55% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 92%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 55%
- Entered top-third university
- 19%
- Achieved a degree
- 65%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.4:1
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 15.21%
- English as additional language
- 7.4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 96.5%
- White
- 74.7%
- Mixed
- 9%
- Asian
- 7.4%
- Black
- 2.7%
- Other
- 1.5%
White British68.3%
Other White6%
Irish0.3%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
White & Asian3.6%
Other Mixed3%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
White & Black African0.8%
Indian2.7%
Other Asian2.3%
Chinese1.4%
Pakistani0.5%
Bangladeshi0.5%
Caribbean1.6%
African0.8%
Other Black0.3%