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Newstead Wood School: 11+ entry

Newstead Wood School, Avebury Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 9SA

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2028 entry

  • 210or more

    2027 entry (the latest published)

    Checked, source: Newstead Wood School, checked

  • Year 7 places

    168

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Newstead Wood School, checked

  • Last distance offered

    Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

No deadlines left for 2028 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Newstead Wood School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 210 or more means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked
No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Newstead Wood School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Newstead Wood School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Newstead Wood School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications322First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,305,E09000006,Bromley,Secondary,3055405,z,6,Newstead Wood School,190,190,173,15,2,636,322,110,90,1.861271676300578,1.694736842105263,334,81,Academy converter,No religious character,6.3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001417,Orpington,136551,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)636All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,305,E09000006,Bromley,Secondary,3055405,z,6,Newstead Wood School,190,190,173,15,2,636,322,110,90,1.861271676300578,1.694736842105263,334,81,Academy converter,No religious character,6.3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001417,Orpington,136551,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day190Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,305,E09000006,Bromley,Secondary,3055405,z,6,Newstead Wood School,190,190,173,15,2,636,322,110,90,1.861271676300578,1.694736842105263,334,81,Academy converter,No religious character,6.3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001417,Orpington,136551,7View the official source
Applicants per place3.4Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,305,E09000006,Bromley,Secondary,3055405,z,6,Newstead Wood School,190,190,173,15,2,636,322,110,90,1.861271676300578,1.694736842105263,334,81,Academy converter,No religious character,6.3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001417,Orpington,136551,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Newstead Wood publishes a cut-off score: the score of the last girl offered a place on National Offer Day. For September 2026 entry, that score was Not knownnewstead-wood-school-2026-last-score-offered: ValueNot known: no official source states this.The source says: The cut-off score on National Offer Day 2026 was 225.View the official source.

Read it with care. It is one past year only, and it is a guide, not a promise. It shows where offers stopped for that group of girls; it is not a pass mark for 2027 entry. The required standard and the cut-off are different things: the required standard is the floor for being considered, while the cut-off is where the places actually ran out.

Bromley council's admissions booklet adds, for 2026 admissions: Applications naming the school received via co-ordinated admissions (Bromley booklet, 2026 admissions): 639; Appeals heard 2026: 17; Appeals upheld 2026: 0; Last distance 2026/2025/2024: Places offered on Test ScoreNewstead Wood School 2026 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: Appeals 2026 ... Heard Upheld ... Newstead Wood School ... 17 ... 0 ... Places offered on Test Score ... Applications received 639View the official source. "Applications" there means council forms naming the school, which is a smaller group than the girls who sit the test.

Many more girls apply than there are places, so many girls who take the test are not offered one. That says nothing about how bright or capable they are. Keep a realistic second choice on your council form.

At a glance

Newstead Wood School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: Newstead Wood is a Girls’ Selective School belonging to The United Learning Trust.View the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: PAN 2027 168 Age range Intake Status 11 → 18 Girls AcademyView the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
168Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: 1.3 The School’s Planned Admission Number (PAN) into Year 7 for September 2027 is 168.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Within 9 miles of the school
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.

Key dates

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2027/28.

Add to my calendar

  1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

Newstead Wood's own steps, with the council steps around them. The council rows are Bromley's; families in other boroughs apply through their own council.

Two 2027-entry cells show as awaiting confirmation because the school's own documents give different details for them.

Results come out before the council deadline, so you can decide whether to name Newstead Wood knowing her score. The school's rule on this: Parents must name Newstead Wood on their home LA common application form, submitted by 31 October (31 October 2026 for 2027 entry); only girls at or above the required standard are eligible.Newstead Wood School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: You must name Newstead Wood School as one of your school choices on your Local Authority secondary school common application form ("CAF") which must be submitted by 31 October. Failure to do this will mean that your daughter cannot be considered for a place, regardless of her selection test score.View the official source

Year 5 families: registration for 2028 entry has not opened. The school says: SIF required to register for the test; opening in the Summer Term, date to be confirmed.Newstead Wood School: Supplementary form (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The form will be opened in the Summer Term - date to be confirmed.View the official source It also says: Late registrations cannot be accepted.Newstead Wood School 2028 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: Late registrations cannot be accepted.View the official source Check the Year 7 admissions page from the spring.

How places are given

4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Newstead Wood School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2028 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked after and previously looked after girls at or above the required standard

    The policy's own words
    Currently Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children* whose score in the selection test is higher than or equal to the required standard
  2. 2

    Girls living within a 9-mile radius receiving Pupil Premium or Service Premium (at time of applying to sit the test) at or above the required standard

    The policy's own words
    Girls whose permanent place of residence is within a 9-mile radius of the school who are in receipt of Pupil Premium or Service Premium**, at the time of ... application to sit the test, whose score in the selection test is higher than or equal to the required standard
  3. 3

    In rank order: girls living within a 9-mile radius, plus daughters of staff employed 2+ years who live outside the radius

    The policy's own words
    Girls whose permanent place of residence is within a 9-mile radius*** of the school and girls of a member of Newstead Wood staff who has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application to sit the test who live outside a 9-mile radius of the school in rank order
  4. 4

    In rank order: girls living outside the 9-mile radius

    The policy's own words
    Girls whose permanent place of residence is outside a 9-mile radius of the school in rank order.

Source: Newstead Wood School, checked

Who qualifies
Required standard is a score of 210 unless that is not sufficient to meet the PAN after completion of the admissions process, in which case the school determines a standard sufficient to meet PAN. Only girls at or above the required standard may be admitted; places are then allocated by the selection criteria in rank order of total score.Source: Newstead Wood School, checked
Catchment
Permanent place of residence within a 9-mile radius of the school (straight line to the main entrance). Girls outside 9 miles may sit the test but fall into the last criterion, under which no places have been offered.Source: Newstead Wood School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Where two applicants have the same overall score, the Non-Verbal Reasoning paper score is used to differentiate.Source: Newstead Wood School, checked
Pupil premium
Priority (after looked after children, above all other applicants) for girls living within the 9-mile radius who receive Pupil Premium or Service Premium and score at or above the required standard. No fixed number of places; no lower score.Source: Newstead Wood School, checked
Supplementary form
SIF required to register for the test; opening in the Summer Term, date to be confirmed.Source: Newstead Wood School, checked
Waiting list
Ranked waiting list by the selection criteria, maintained 4 March 2027 to 31 December 2027; only girls at the required standard; girls offered a higher preference are not included unless parents request (form from Bromley after 3 March 2027).Source: Newstead Wood School, checked
Address used
The address you live at on Monday 7 December 2026 is the one that counts.Source: London Borough of Bromley, checked
More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The school's admission arrangements for September 2027 are published (the document does not say whether it is the final, determined version)Newstead Wood School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: Admissions Arrangements for entry in September 2027 Page 1 of 7View the official source.

When more girls at or above the required standard apply than there are places, Newstead Wood uses these groups in order: (1) Looked after and previously looked after girls at or above the required standard. (2) Girls living within a 9-mile radius receiving Pupil Premium or Service Premium (at time of applying to sit the test) at or above the required standard. (3) In rank order: girls living within a 9-mile radius, plus daughters of staff employed 2+ years who live outside the radius. (4) In rank order: girls living outside the 9-mile radius.Newstead Wood School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: Places will be then allocated in the following order of priority: ... The remaining places will be allocated strictly from the rank order list of the total score of girls achieving the required standard in the selection test in the following order of priority:View the official source

  • The radius: Permanent place of residence within a 9-mile radius of the school (straight line to the main entrance). Girls outside 9 miles may sit the test but fall into the last criterion, under which no places have been offered.Newstead Wood School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The catchment area for the school is any permanent place of residence within a 9-mile radius of the school.View the official source
  • How distance is measured: Straight line from unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the candidate's home address (including flats) to main entrance of the school building (measured in miles)Newstead Wood School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: *** Distance will be measured (in a straight line) from the unique national grid reference (Easting and Northing) of the candidate’s home address (including flats) to the main entrance of the school building, using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring systemView the official source
  • Which address counts: a change of address, with proof, has to be notified by 7 December 2026Newstead Wood School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: The deadline for advising a change of address and proving the relevant proof is 7 December 2026.View the official source.
  • Outside the radius: No places have been offered to girls who only qualify under the outside-9-miles criterion.Newstead Wood School: No offers outside nine milesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: **** Due to the School being heavily oversubscribed, no places have been offered to girls who only qualify under section 3.3.2 above.View the official source In other words, a girl living beyond the radius can sit the test, but on recent evidence she is very unlikely to be offered a place.
  • Pupil premium and service premium: Priority (after looked after children, above all other applicants) for girls living within the 9-mile radius who receive Pupil Premium or Service Premium and score at or above the required standard. No fixed number of places; no lower score.Newstead Wood School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: 3.2.2 Girls whose permanent place of residence is within a 9-mile radius of the school who are in receipt of Pupil Premium or Service Premium**, at the time ofView the official source Pupil premium is extra funding for children who get, or recently got, free school meals; service premium is the equivalent for children of armed forces families. Upload the evidence with the registration form.
  • Waiting list: Ranked waiting list by the selection criteria, maintained 4 March 2027 to 31 December 2027; only girls at the required standard; girls offered a higher preference are not included unless parents request (form from Bromley after 3 March 2027).Newstead Wood School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: 4.2 The waiting list will be maintained from 4 March 2027 until 31 December 2027.View the official source

2028 entry: the rules are Newstead Wood School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Newstead Wood School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy 2026-27 ... Admissions Policy 2027-28View the official source. One point is already fixed: Must name Newstead Wood School on the Local Authority common application form (CAF), submitted by 31 October; otherwise cannot be considered regardless of score.Newstead Wood School: Must name on caf (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: You must name Newstead Wood School as one of your school choices on your Local Authority secondary school common application formView the official source

The test

The entrance test
Test date, 2028 entry
Not yet published

Newstead Wood sets its own selection test, so a girl also trying for grammar schools in other areas must register for each of those tests separately. Registration for this one is with the school: Online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) on the school website, with supporting evidence uploadedNewstead Wood School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: To register for the selection test parents/carers must complete the online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) from the school website www.newsteadwood.co.uk.View the official source. (A SIF, or supplementary information form, is a school's own extra form.)

What your daughter sits:

  • Papers: Verbal Reasoning; Non-Verbal ReasoningNewstead Wood School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The selection test is in two parts – first a Verbal Reasoning test and then a Non-Verbal Reasoning test. No other subjects are tested.View the official source, answered multiple choiceNewstead Wood School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: These are multiple-choice style tests. All answers will be entered on a separate answer sheet.View the official source.
  • No English or maths: unlike many 11+ tests, nothing here checks comprehension, writing or arithmetic directly. Verbal reasoning works with words and letter patterns; non-verbal reasoning works with shapes, sequences and diagrams.
  • How the marks are used: Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning papers; scores age adjusted and ranked on the total score; NVR score breaks ties. Weights not stated.Newstead Wood School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The scores achieved in the tests will be age adjusted and placed in rank order based on the total score achieved.View the official source "Age adjusted" means scores are adjusted for age, so the youngest girls in the year group are compared fairly with the oldest.

Required standard and ranking

Newstead Wood sets a "required standard", a minimum score a girl must reach to be considered. The rule for 2027 entry: Required standard is a score of 210 unless that is not sufficient to meet the PAN after completion of the admissions process, in which case the school determines a standard sufficient to meet PAN. Only girls at or above the required standard may be admitted; places are then allocated by the selection criteria in rank order of total score.Newstead Wood School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The required standard will be a score of 210 marks unless this is not sufficient to meet the PAN of the School after completion of the admissions process.View the official source (PAN, the published admission number, is the number of Year 7 places.)

In practice, reaching the required standard makes a girl eligible, not certain of a place. Places then go down the score order, within the priority groups set out under admission rules, until they run out. Ties are settled on one paper: Where two applicants have the same overall score, the Non-Verbal Reasoning paper score is used to differentiate.Newstead Wood School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: Where necessary the Non-Verbal Reasoning paper will be used to differentiate between applicants on the same overall score.View the official source

Illness on test day (2027 entry rule): No late registrations. A girl too unwell to sit on her allocated date may sit an alternative date (around the first full week of October) only if the school is told before her test and professional (GP/hospital) proof is emailed before Wednesday 30 September; otherwise no further opportunity. A girl who starts but cannot finish a paper cannot resit it.Newstead Wood School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: The alternative date will be set for around the first full week of October and will only be available for candidates that were unwell on their allocated date and who informed us ahead of their allocated time that they would not be attending.View the official source

How the Bromley test works

Open days

Next: Year 7 Open Morning, Sat 26 Jun 2027

  1. Done: Year 7 Open Morning (past; talks published online) (passed)

  2. Coming up: Year 7 Open Morning

Source: Newstead Wood School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeal to the Admission Appeals Panel via the appeal form on the school website, available from National Offer Day; appeals heard online by an independent panel (clerk: Education Appeals).Source: Newstead Wood School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

If your daughter is not offered a place, you can appeal. The school's process: Appeal to the Admission Appeals Panel via the appeal form on the school website, available from National Offer Day; appeals heard online by an independent panel (clerk: Education Appeals).Newstead Wood School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Newstead Wood School.The source says: Parents/carers whose daughters are unsuccessful in obtaining a place can appeal to the Admission Appeals Panel. An appeal form will be available via the School’s website from National Offer Day.View the official source The 2027-entry deadline is Newstead Wood School: Appeal deadline (2027)Not yet published by Newstead Wood School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Appeals Form and important information - Entry in 2026View the official source; the form appears on the school website from National Offer Day.

Bromley groups grammar school appeals into two kinds: Allocation appeals (assessed as grammar but refused under oversubscription criteria) and assessment appeals (assessed as non-grammar).Bromley: Grammar appeal typesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bromley.The source says: Allocation appeals - This is where your child has been assessed as grammar but has been refused a place at the school when the oversubscription criteria have been applied.View the official source A girl who scored below the required standard would be in the second group; a girl who reached it but missed out in the ranking would be in the first.

Be realistic about appeals. The council booklet figures above show that none of the Newstead Wood appeals heard for 2026 entry was upheld. Time spent choosing a good second school is rarely wasted.

Official documents and sources

9 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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