The Norwood School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lambeth
Unique reference
100624
Address
Crown Dale, Lambeth, SE19 3NY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1069 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
30.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.7%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31.3%
Mixed 18.1%
Other White 17.3%
Caribbean 12.7%
African 9.1%
Other Black 3.4%
Other Asian 2%
Other 2%
Unclassified 1.9%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 48%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 46%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.9
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.42
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award16
Speech & DramaTechnical Award33
Sports StudiesTechnical Award32
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE13
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE17
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE19
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE16
BiologyGCSE29
ChemistryGCSE29
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Norwood School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
166
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
232
2nd preference
205
3rd preference
156
From another Local Authority
410
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
122
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
79
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
177
80
97
Year 8
179
84
95
Year 9
178
91
87
Year 10
181
91
90
Year 11
171
89
82
Year 12
100
56
44
Year 13
83
36
47
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
89.2%
85.5%
Further education
34.0%
27.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
53.0%
52.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
2.0%
8.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
4.0%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
71.5%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
13.0%
23.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.3%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022