# Alternatives to Charles Darwin School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Charles Darwin School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Charles Darwin School, for comparison

0.82 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Meridian High School, Croydon](/school/143846/meridian-high-school) | 2.4 mi north-west | 0.75 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Darrick Wood School, Orpington](/school/136355/darrick-wood-school) | 3.5 mi north | 1.28 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Ravens Wood School, Bromley](/school/136517/ravens-wood-school) | 3.8 mi north | 0.85 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Newstead Wood School, Orpington](/school/136551/newstead-wood-school) | 3.8 mi north | 1.69 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [Hayes School, Bromley](/school/136644/hayes-school) | 4.2 mi north | 1.27 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | yes |
| [Oxted School, Oxted](/school/142315/oxted-school) | 4.3 mi south-west | 0.82 | 2026 | Strong standard | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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