Northwood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 142462
- Address
- Pendleton Road South, DL1 2HF
- Website
- www.northwoodprimary.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 422 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.7%
- Girls
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 19.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 59.5%
Gypsy/Roma 11.8%
African 11.8%
Other White 5.5%
Mixed 3.8%
Indian 2.8%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAbove average1.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 44%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Northwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 47
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 9 2 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 31 14 17 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 17 35 |
| Year 1 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 2 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 3 | 57 33 24 |
| Year 4 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 5 | 57 24 33 |
| Year 6 | 47 23 24 |