The Norwood School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Crown Dale
Lambeth
London
SE19 3NY
Phone 02086709382
Reference Number 100624

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The Norwood School, located at Crown Dale, SE19 3NY, is a co-educational community comprehensive school within the London Borough of Lambeth. Established in 1958, it was originally a secondary school for girls aged 11-16, but has evolved into a community school with both male and female students between 11 and 18 years old. The school's ethos is centered around positive relationships, stimulating opportunities, and a personalized approach to learning, which fosters an engaging and diverse educational environment.

Now a specialist Performing and Visual Arts College, Norwood School has a heritage rich with the careers of notable alumni who have excelled in the arts, such as Claire Benedict, Toheeb Jimoh, Lisa Maffia, and Caron Wheeler. Pupils predominantly travel to the school from surrounding localities including Brixton, Streatham, and Vauxhall, with a small portion coming from adjacent boroughs.

The school maintains a curriculum that focuses on personal development and extracurricular activities, where students can explore and enhance their unique talents. Norwood School prides itself on an academically strong reputation, achieving excellent outcomes for students regardless of their starting points. The school has made significant progress since its recent journey of transformation, led by current co-headteachers Richard Cole and Niki Clemenger.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1065
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.14%
Girls: 50.86%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 179
8 180
9 177
10 180
11 173
12 87
13 76

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-04-28
Date Description Report
2023-02-22 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-12-12 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-09-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-11-02 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-03-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-06-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-12-02 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
48.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 42% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 63% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 209 47
Third Preference 172 10
From another Local Authority 409 85

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Joseph's RC Infant School
Crown Dale, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3NX
0.11 miles
St Joseph's RC Junior School
Woodend, Select, SE19 3NU
0.17 miles
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Linton Grove, West Norwood, London, SE27 0DZ
0.23 miles
Crown Lane Primary School
Crown Lane, Streatham, London, SW16 3HX
0.44 miles
Rockmount Primary School
Chevening Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3ST
0.45 miles
Kingswood Primary School
Gipsy Road, London, SE27 9RD
0.45 miles
Downsview Primary and Nursery School
Biggin Way, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3XE
0.56 miles
Julian's School
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0.63 miles
Elm Wood School
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0.67 miles
Paxton Primary School
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0.75 miles
Dulwich Wood Primary School
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0.93 miles
All Saints CofE Primary School
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0.94 miles
All Saints CofE Primary School
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0.94 miles
All Saints' CofE Primary School
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0.94 miles
Greek Primary School of London
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0.94 miles
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
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0.94 miles
David Livingstone Academy
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0.95 miles
Sunnyhill Primary School
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1.01 miles
Kensington Avenue Primary School
Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8BT
1.08 miles
Hitherfield Primary School
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1.12 miles
Name Distance
Priory School
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0.27 miles
St Joseph's College
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0.4 miles
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
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0.65 miles
Kingsdale Foundation School
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0.89 miles
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1.03 miles
The Elmgreen School
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1.07 miles
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1.21 miles
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1.24 miles
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1.42 miles
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1.5 miles
Turney Primary and Secondary Special School
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1.63 miles
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1.73 miles
Woodmansterne School
Woodmansterne Road, Streatham, London, SW16 5UQ
1.73 miles
Sydenham School
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1.86 miles
Elm Court School
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1.88 miles
Harris Academy South Norwood
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1.88 miles
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2.01 miles
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