The Norwood School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 23 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
1052 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
31.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
27%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 30.1%
Other White 19.9%
Mixed 15.5%
Caribbean 14.1%
African 10.4%
Other Black 2.5%
Other Asian 2.1%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.03
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 25%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.07
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award8
Speech & DramaTechnical Award23
Sports StudiesTechnical Award41
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE19
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE15
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE33
BiologyGCSE42
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Norwood School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
175
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
213
2nd preference
209
3rd preference
172
From another Local Authority
409
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
112
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
85
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
179
85
94
Year 8
180
92
88
Year 9
177
92
85
Year 10
180
92
88
Year 11
173
87
86
Year 12
87
38
49
Year 13
76
31
45
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
88.9%
85.6%
Further education
28.0%
26.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
54.0%
54.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
4.0%
7.9%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
2.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
0.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
6.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
63.0%
75.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
13.0%
30.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021