Frithwood Primary School
Carew Road, Northwood, HA6 3NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Co-Headteacher
- Mrs Frances Saunders
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 470
- Pupils on roll
- 374
- URN
- 102414
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923825548
About this school
Frithwood Primary School is a community primary school in Northwood. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 374 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 56 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 79% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 21% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 88% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 88% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Frithwood Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hillingdon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frithwood Primary School compares
Frithwood Primary School ranked 25th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 6.1% | 12% | 374 | — |
| Hillside Infant School | — | 5.8% | 12.9% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Hillside Junior School | 67% | 4.7% | 19.9% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Eastbury Farm Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 7% | 346 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 88% | 5.9% | 21.6% | 211 | 0.9 miles |
| Greenfields Primary School | 67% | 6.7% | 24.1% | 212 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.97%
- English as an additional language
- 32.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.14%
- Persistent absence
- 17.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillside Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Northwood
-
Hillside Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Northwood
-
Eastbury Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northwood
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesex
-
Greenfields Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Northwood
- Eastbury Farm Primary School Primary
- Hillside Infant School Primary
- Hillside Junior School Primary
- Northwood School Secondary
- UTC Heathrow Secondary
- Merchant Taylors' School Independent schools
- Northwood College for Girls GDST Independent schools
- St Helen's School Independent schools
- St Martin's School Independent schools
- London School of Theology Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Frithwood Primary School teach?
- Frithwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Northwood.
- Who is the co-headteacher of Frithwood Primary School?
- The co-headteacher of Frithwood Primary School is Mrs Frances Saunders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Frithwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frithwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Frithwood Primary School?
- Frithwood Primary School has 374 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Frithwood Primary School full?
- Frithwood Primary School has capacity for 470 pupils and 374 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Frithwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Frithwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Frithwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Frithwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Frithwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Frithwood Primary School rank locally?
- Frithwood Primary School ranked 25th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frithwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Frithwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frithwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frithwood Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.