Northwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Unique reference
- 137829
- Address
- Pinner Road, HA6 1QN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1031 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 36.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.2%
White British 27.5%
Indian 22.5%
Mixed 13.5%
Other White 12.6%
Other 6.5%
African 4.8%
Pakistani 3.9%
Other Asian 3.5%
Unclassified 1.9%
Caribbean 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 75%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.2
Local authority average 47.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.65
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 19 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Northwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 118
- 3rd preference
- 147
- From another Local Authority
- 274
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 51
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 96 84 |
| Year 8 | 178 104 74 |
| Year 9 | 180 95 85 |
| Year 10 | 176 93 83 |
| Year 11 | 179 102 77 |
| Year 12 | 79 43 36 |
| Year 13 | 59 30 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 89.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 28.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 59.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 2.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 78.0% 62.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 13.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.2% 2.4% |