Woodfield School
Glenwood Avenue, Kingsbury, London, NW9 7LY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMPASS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Cooper
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Brent East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 195
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 140796
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03003030610
About this school
Woodfield School is a special academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 191 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 31 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Woodfield 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 13 September 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report30 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.18%
- English as an additional language
- 61%
- Overall absence
- 10.92%
- Persistent absence
- 31.75%
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does Woodfield School teach?
- Woodfield School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodfield School?
- The headteacher of Woodfield School is Mr Nicholas Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodfield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodfield 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 Woodfield School?
- Woodfield School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Woodfield School full?
- Woodfield School has capacity for 195 pupils and 191 on roll (98%), 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 Woodfield School a faith school?
- No. Woodfield School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Woodfield School?
- Woodfield School is part of COMPASS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woodfield School have?
- The schools register lists Woodfield School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Woodfield School's absence rate?
- Woodfield School's overall absence rate is 10.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodfield 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.