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Northwood School

Hillingdon, HA6 1QNSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Oct 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
193 1st-choice / 167 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#218 of 3,141 nationally

About Northwood School

Northwood School is a state-funded secondary school in Hillingdon, London, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,044 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,080.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (9 Oct 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 58.4 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was B- for 2023/24. admissions data records 193 first-preference applications and 167 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
AddressPinner Road, Northwood, Hillingdon, HA6 1QN
HeadteacherMr Mehul Shah
Local AuthorityHillingdon
Number of Pupils1,044
Free School Meals (FSM)19.1%
School Capacity1,044 / 1,080 (97% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Oct 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (9 Oct 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 5 Nov 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Source: northwoodschool.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Northwood School

Northwood School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.