Northwood School
Northwood School is a secondary school (Academy converter), ages 11–18, in Northwood, HA6, in the Hillingdon council area. It has 1,044 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (9 October 2024): Standards maintained. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 0.70 mi | 180 | Not published | Not published |
2024 | 0.82 mi | 180 | Not published | Not published |
2023 | 0.60 mi | 180 | Not published | Not published |
2022 | 0.76 mi | 180 | Not published | Not published |
2021 | 0.64 mi | 180 | Not published | Not published |
In 2025 the last place offered on distance went to a child living 0.70 miles away.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
Hillingdon publishes the "furthest distance offered" in metres (converted to miles here); the Reception tables exclude offers made under the sibling criterion. The measurement method is not stated in these tables. N/A (U) marks an undersubscribed school (everyone who applied was offered), N/A (F) a faith school for which no distance is published, and N/A (B) Swakeleys, which allocates by NVRT ability banding.
"Number of offers that could be made" (180) is recorded as the PAN; it includes any bulge places added that year. Published as 1131.36 metres; converted to miles. Transcribed by hand from an image-only PDF (no text layer); checked against the printed column totals.
Hillingdon admissions information and published allocations
Ofsted
Standards maintained — inspected 9 October 2024.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Last graded overall judgement | Outstanding (2 October 2018) |
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Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | 0.76 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 58.4 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 74.6 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 177 | 2024/25 |
A level average point score per entry | 34.17 | 2024/25 |
A level average grade per entry | C+ | 2024/25 |
A level students | 60 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 1,044 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 19.1% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 39.4% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 8.24% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 4.56% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.