Northwood Primary School
Northwood Place, Erith, DA18 4HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRINITAS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Drohan
- Sponsor
- Trinitas Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 144540
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083102722
About this school
Northwood Primary School is a primary academy in Erith. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 144 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 July 2025, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 50% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 60% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 63% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 77% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Northwood 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northwood Primary School compares
Northwood Primary School ranked 50th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.9% | 45.4% | 144 | — |
| Parkway Primary School | 24% | 6.1% | 34.8% | 247 | 0.2 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School | 74% | 5% | 32.8% | 192 | 0.3 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | 90% | 2.8% | 25.8% | 177 | 0.3 miles |
| Willow Bank Primary School | 58% | 4.6% | 62.9% | 182 | 0.7 miles |
| Lessness Heath Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 22.7% | 638 | 0.8 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)
- 45.35%
- English as an additional language
- 36.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parkway Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Erith
-
St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Belvedere
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Erith
-
Willow Bank Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Lessness Heath Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Belvedere
Other schools in Erith
Northwood Primary School ranks 10th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Erith.
- Barnehurst Infant School Primary
- Barnehurst Junior School Primary
- Belmont Academy Primary
- Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School Primary
- Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Primary
- Lime Wood Primary School Primary
- Northumberland Heath Primary School Primary
- Parkway Primary School Primary
- Peareswood Primary School Primary
- St Fidelis Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northwood Primary School teach?
- Northwood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Erith.
- Who is the headteacher of Northwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northwood Primary School is Mrs Tracy Drohan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northwood 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 Northwood Primary School?
- Northwood Primary School has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Northwood Primary School full?
- Northwood Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 144 on roll (60%), 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 Northwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Northwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Northwood Primary School?
- Northwood Primary School is part of TRINITAS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 54% 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 Primary School rank locally?
- Northwood Primary School ranked 50th of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Northwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northwood 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 10 July 2026.