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Charles Darwin School

Charles Darwin School
Jail Lane
Biggin Hill
London
Kent
England
TN163AU

📞 phone: 01959 574043

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Aston Smith

🌍 web: www.cdarwin.com

1322 pupils mixed gender
1420 pupils capacity: 93% full

637 boys 48%

685 girls 52%

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
136545
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
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Establishment #
5409
Open date
1. April 2011
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 542640, Northing: 159356
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.315, Longitude: 0.045347
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
30. January 2018
Region › Const. › Ward
London › Orpington › Darwin
Free school meals %
19.50
Trust
CHARLES DARWIN ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10033286

School governors

  • Mr MICHAEL BOTTING, Local Governor
    (1. January 2022—31. December 2025)
  • Mrs SUSAN WADE, Local Governor
    (21. February 2022—20. February 2026)
  • Mr IAIN TURNER, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. September 2019—31. August 2023)
  • Mrs TRACEY WARNE, Local Governor
    (30. September 2019—31. August 2022)
  • Miss GEMMA CURRIE, Local Governor
    (1. September 2019—31. August 2023)
  • Mr IAIN TURNER, Local Governor
    (24. May 2020—23. May 2024)
  • Mrs JENNIE SUGARMAN, Local Governor
    (1. February 2021—23. September 2022)
  • Mr PAUL SHOWELL, Local Governor
    (1. February 2021—31. January 2025)
  • Mrs GEORGINA QUINN ADDISON, Local Governor
    (8. February 2021—7. February 2025)
  • Ms SHEILA WILSON, Local Governor
    (28. January 2019—27. January 2023)
  • Mr ASTON SMITH, Local Governor
    (1. January 2022—None)
  • Mrs KAREN DWYER-BURCHILL, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Mrs SARAH COOP, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Mrs KATE LAWRENCE, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
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