Northwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 2 2018 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
- 1007 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 40.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.8%
White British 29.8%
Indian 20.2%
Other White 14.4%
Mixed 12.8%
Other 6.1%
African 4.4%
Pakistani 3.4%
Other Asian 3.3%
Unclassified 2.4%
Caribbean 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.62
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.24
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 51%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.9
Local authority average 48.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5
Local authority average 4.32
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 34 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Northwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 145
- 3rd preference
- 164
- From another Local Authority
- 298
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 57
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 103 77 |
| Year 8 | 179 91 88 |
| Year 9 | 180 92 88 |
| Year 10 | 180 102 78 |
| Year 11 | 177 95 82 |
| Year 12 | 63 32 31 |
| Year 13 | 48 27 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 91.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 25.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 69.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 16.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 15.0% 14.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 4.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 1.7% |