Northwood School

Northwood School is performing well, maintaining the high standards set at its last inspection. The school provides a supportive and caring environment where pupils thrive and achieve academically. With a commitment to holistic development, staff ensure that all students, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds, receive the necessary support to excel. The outstanding behaviour, respect, and safety among pupils further reflect the school's strong community values.

Strengths

• Strong leadership ensuring high expectations for all pupils.
• Extensive extra-curricular activities enriching students' school experience.
• High academic achievement across various subjects.
• Skilled teachers who adapt instruction to meet individual needs.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND and those falling behind.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Northwood School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.5% of pupils at Northwood School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Northwood School had 15.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.7% of pupils at Northwood School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Northwood School received £8,890 and spent £9,278 for each of its 1,031 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,375,000 (£1,333 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Partnership Learning, income was £9,377 and spending £9,407 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Northwood School is part of Partnership Learning, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Coteford Junior School Pinner
• Harefield School Uxbridge
• Queensmead School Ruislip
• George Mitchell School London
• Greatfields Primary School Barking
• Greatfields School Barking
• Eastbury Primary School Barking
• Thames View Junior School Barking
• Riverside Primary School Barking
• Riverside School Barking

What is Northwood School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Northwood School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Northwood School last inspected by Ofsted?

Northwood School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Northwood School have?

Northwood School has 1,044 pupils on roll.

What age range does Northwood School cover?

Northwood School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Northwood School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 57.9, and 74% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Northwood School?

Northwood School is at Pinner Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1QN.