Schools / Newstead Wood School
Newstead Wood School
- Grammar school
- Girls
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 1,347 pupils
Newstead Wood School is a selective grammar school for girls in Orpington, Bromley, educating around 1,300 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the school's own entrance test in verbal and non-verbal reasoning, reported by secondary sources to be provided by GL Assessment; the school's own admissions page does not name the provider.
RegionLondon
DfE URN136551
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Newstead Wood School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by GL Assessment
School's own selective entrance examination (verbal and non-verbal reasoning papers set by a nationally recognised body; the school's published policy does not name the provider). Confirmation status (October 2026): this provider is corroborated by multiple independent secondary sources, but the school's own admissions page does not currently name the provider, so treat the attribution as well-supported rather than officially confirmed.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by GL Assessment
School's own selective entrance examination (verbal and non-verbal reasoning papers set by a nationally recognised body; the school's published policy does not name the provider). Confirmation status (October 2026): this provider is corroborated by multiple independent secondary sources, but the school's own admissions page does not currently name the provider, so treat the attribution as well-supported rather than officially confirmed.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Late September of Year 6 (September 2027)
Results: October 2027 — outcomes are published to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: Late September of Year 6 (September 2026)
Results: October 2026 — outcomes are published to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
Places are allocated under the school’s published oversubscription criteria after its entrance test — statutory priorities first, then ranking under the school’s criteria. See the school’s policy for its exact tiers.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 82.8; 100% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 43.52 (average grade B+); 37.8% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 7 leavers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published (via United Learning, the school's trust): 'An impressive seven Sixth Formers are now set to take up places at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge' (places). Figures published in the school's trust (United Learning) news story of 14 August 2025.
- 127 leavers — Russell Group universities — School-published (via United Learning, the school's trust): 'Overall, 127 of the school's departing Year 13s will embark on studies at Russell Group universities in September' (places). Figures published in the school's trust (United Learning) news story of 14 August 2025.
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 80.2; 98.1% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.61 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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