Northolt High School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Eastcote Lane
Northolt
Middlesex
UB5 4HP
Phone 02088648544
Reference Number 101943

Description

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Northolt High School, situated in the Northolt area of the London Borough of Ealing, England, offers secondary education from ages 11 to 18. Established in 1974, the school is a product of the merger between Eliots Green Grammar School and Vincent Secondary Modern, and it now serves as a comprehensive foundation school. The institution boasts a total of 1,396 students and is a mixed-sex educational facility.

Northolt High School's setting is on Eastcote Lane near the boroughs of Ealing, Harrow, and Hillingdon, and it lies north-west of Northolt town center. Facilities include a $1.5 million Sports Hall, completed in 2006, offering a range of sports and leisure activities; a Continuing Learning Centre; an astroturf pitch; and a renovated Sixth Form Centre.

The school's history is well-represented by some of its noted former pupils, including neurophysiologist Andrew King FRS from Eliots Green Grammar School and comedian Kerry Godliman, fashion designer Katie Hillier, and actor Rahul Kohli from Northolt High School. Additionally, former students have forged successful careers in football, entertainment, and other fields.

Northolt High School is easily accessible, with the nearby Northolt tube station and bus routes stopping at the school, as well as at Islip Manor Park, a few minutes' walk away. The school is conveniently located close to Northolt Underground Station.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 924
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.17%
Girls: 43.83%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 116
8 155
9 134
10 192
11 129
12 102
13 96

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-06-17
Date Description Report
2019-05-21 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-07-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-06-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-03-13 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-11-07 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-06-20 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-02-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-10-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-02-06 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-11-22 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)
38.2 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 30% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 43% Upgrade Upgrade

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)
-0.33 Upgrade Upgrade

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:

GCSE Results

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.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 37 8
Third Preference 29 2
From another Local Authority 16 2

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