Bishop Justus CofE School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,016 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.8
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Newstead Wood School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,347of 955 places
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 156
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 2 February 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Newstead Wood School for Girls (URN 101671, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Of the 160 pupils who finished Year 11 at Newstead Wood School in 2023, 95% stayed on in Newstead Wood School’s own sixth form (Bromley average 64%), 1% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 225 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 76% went to university (Bromley 39%, England 37%), and 67% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 82.8 against 46.1 across England and 50.4 in Bromley, with 100% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Newstead Wood School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bromley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Newstead Wood School | Bromley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 160 | 3,693 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 95% | 64% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 1% | 22% | 37% |
| — other education | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Newstead Wood School | Bromley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 225 | 4,604 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 78% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 76% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 67% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 9% | 26% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Newstead Wood School | Bromley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 82.8 | 50.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 72% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 74% | 55% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.89 | 4.61 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 8% | 21% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 83.2 | 35.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 82.7 | 54.3 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 17% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 100% | 88% | 96% | 22% | 100% |
| Biology | 156 | 100% | 23% | 90% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 156 | 100% | 23% | 90% | 47% | 100% |
| English Language | 156 | 100% | 89% | 85% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 156 | 100% | 86% | 88% | 21% | 99% |
| Religious Studies | 156 | 100% | 31% | 92% | 32% | 99% |
| Physics | 156 | 100% | 23% | 88% | 46% | 100% |
| Geography | 97 | 62% | 41% | 86% | 25% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 76 | 49% | 13% | 86% | 30% | 100% |
| Spanish | 59 | 38% | 19% | 95% | 27% | 100% |
| French | 51 | 33% | 18% | 100% | 29% | 100% |
| History | 44 | 28% | 41% | 91% | 26% | 100% |
| German | 33 | 21% | 5% | 85% | 33% | 100% |
| Drama | 28 | 18% | 7% | 89% | 27% | 100% |
| Statistics | 21 | 13% | 5% | 100% | 20% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 18 | 12% | 11% | 83% | 23% | 100% |
| Chinese | 17 | 11% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 16 | 10% | 8% | 75% | 21% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 9% | 9% | 43% | 28% | 93% |
| Physical Education | 10 | 6% | 11% | 90% | 24% | 100% |
| Japanese | 10 | 6% | 0% | 100% | 53% | 100% |
| Music | 10 | 6% | 5% | 80% | 33% | 100% |
| Graphic Communication | 8 | 5% | 1% | 63% | 23% | 100% |
| Latin | 7 | 4% | 1% | 86% | 74% | 100% |
| Russian | 4 | 3% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 63 | 29% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Newstead Wood School | Bromley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 434 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 217 | 2,423 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 43.52 | 36.41 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 38% | 21% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 69% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 88 | 41% | 17% |
| Biology | 77 | 35% | 20% |
| Physics | 59 | 27% | 12% |
| Economics | 53 | 24% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 34 | 16% | 5% |
| Classical Civilisation | 31 | 14% | 1% |
| English Literature | 26 | 12% | 11% |
| Computer Science | 25 | 12% | 5% |
| Psychology | 25 | 12% | 23% |
| Geography | 24 | 11% | 10% |
| History | 18 | 8% | 13% |
| Politics | 17 | 8% | 6% |
| Spanish | 11 | 5% | 2% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 3% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 3% | 4% |
| French | 6 | 3% | 1% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.