Northwood School
Pinner Road, Northwood, HA6 1QN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mr Mehul Shah
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Partnership Learning
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,080
- Pupils on roll
- 1,044
- URN
- 137829
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923836363
About this school
Northwood School is a secondary academy in Northwood. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,044 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 175 | 175 | 177 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.9 | 56.7 | 58.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.62 +0.39 to +0.85 | +0.76 +0.54 to +0.98 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 69.7% | 74.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 84% | 90.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 80.6% | 82.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Northwood 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 | 53.9 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.7 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.4 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 999 |
| 2023/24 | 1,007 |
| 2024/25 | 1,031 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northwood School compares
Northwood School ranked 2nd of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.4 | 6.5% | 20.7% | 1,044 | — |
| UTC Heathrow | 32.2 | 13.2% | 42.4% | 240 | 0.0 miles |
| Haydon School | 46 | 8.9% | 26.8% | 1,399 | 0.6 miles |
| Bishop Ramsey Church of England School | 56 | 6.1% | 12.2% | 1,218 | 1.6 miles |
| Pinner High School | 57.1 | 6.6% | 13% | 1,111 | 1.8 miles |
| Nower Hill High School | 59 | 5.9% | 19.1% | 2,030 | 2.0 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)
- 20.72%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
UTC Heathrow0.0 miles
Secondary · Northwood
-
Haydon School0.6 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School1.6 miles
Secondary · Ruislip
-
Pinner High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Nower Hill High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Pinner
Other schools in Northwood
- UTC Heathrow Secondary
- Eastbury Farm Primary School Primary
- Frithwood Primary School Primary
- Hillside Infant School Primary
- Hillside Junior School Primary
- 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 Northwood School teach?
- Northwood School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Northwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Northwood School?
- The headteacher of Northwood School is Mr Mehul Shah, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northwood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northwood 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 Northwood School?
- Northwood School has 1,044 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Northwood School full?
- Northwood School has capacity for 1,080 pupils and 1,044 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Northwood School a faith school?
- No. Northwood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Northwood School a selective school?
- No. Northwood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Northwood School?
- Northwood School is part of PARTNERSHIP LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Northwood School have?
- The schools register lists Northwood School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Northwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.9 in 2022/23 and 58.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northwood School rank locally?
- Northwood School ranked 2nd of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northwood School's absence rate?
- Northwood School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northwood 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 1 July 2026.