Northwood School | Secondary with sixth form in Northwood, Hillingdon | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Northwood School

SecondaryPost 16

Hillingdon · Northwood · HA6 1QN http://www.northwoodschool.org.uk

Pupils
1,044
cap. 1,080
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
8 Oct 2024
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
2 Oct 2018
Full inspectionOutstanding
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21 Mar 2018
Short inspection
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3 Dec 2013
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Hillingdon. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
90%
+6pp
LA
67%
England
66%
90%79%67%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
75%
+5pp
LA
46%
England
46%
75%59%43%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
58.4
+1.7
LA
46.6
England
46.8
58.454.851.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
82%
+2pp
LA
45%
England
41%
83%72%61%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
10.0
+0.5
LA
7.4
England
7.7
10.06.83.5
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.76
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
34.2
-2.1
LA
32.8
England
32.4
40.437.334.2
'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.15
0
LA
+0.03
-0.1-0.2-0.2
'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
12%
-13pp
LA
12%
England
14%
33%23%13%
'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BB-C+
'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.15
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

88%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education86%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

96%

staying in education or employment

0% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education85%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment10%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,031
cap. 1,080
1,031803575
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.8
LA AVG 17.34:1
16.815.213.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
36%
LA AVG 44.54%
42%37%33%
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FSM eligible
21%
LA AVG 31.15%
31%25%20%
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SEN
13%
LA AVG 13.37%
13%11%8%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
8%
England
9%
7%6%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
17%
LA
25%
England
24%
20%15%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressPinner Road, Northwood, HA6 1QN
Telephone01923836363
Local authorityHillingdon
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£8784 spend / pupil£8773 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Feb 2012 (was URN 102445)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2590%75%58.4Not applicable82%10.0177
2023/2484%70%56.7+0.7681%9.5175
2022/2377%58%53.9+0.6277%8.7175
2021/2285%65%57.9+0.9277%9.2169
2018/1967%45%52.9+0.9668%5.0105
2017/1867%44%52.6+0.7061%3.575
2016/1771%43%51.1+0.7661%56
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2586%
2023/2482%
2022/2379%
2021/2280%
2018/1968%
2017/1861%
2016/1761%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2534.2C+-0.1512%64
2023/2436.3B--0.1825%49
2022/2339.9B27%52
2021/2240.4B33%45
2018/19SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedNot eligible4
2017/18SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed4
2016/1724.5D+-0.35Suppressed15

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,03114.813%36%21%6%17%
2023/241,00714.911%40%20%6%17%
2022/2399916.89%40%21%7%18%
2021/2298115.09%42%21%7%20%
2020/2195713.68%40%21%
2018/1979815.010%38%26%5%15%
2017/1867516.19%36%28%6%15%
2016/1757515.110%33%31%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.