Norwood Green Junior School

About Norwood Green Junior School

Norwood Green Junior School enjoys strong parent approval, with 90% of respondents to the Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school. The survey, based on 29 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, paints a picture of a school where children feel settled and well looked after. 62% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 55% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. Behaviour is another clear strength: 96% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that the school ensures pupils are well behaved, a finding that aligns with Ofsted’s own judgement of behaviour and attitudes as Outstanding. The school is not oversubscribed in a way that forces a lottery — its capacity is 480, and it currently has 328 pupils on roll, leaving significant room. This suggests that for families in the Hounslow area, securing a place here is relatively straightforward compared to some of the more heavily oversubscribed primaries nearby.

Academically, Norwood Green Junior School sits in the middle of the pack nationally but performs slightly below the local average for Hounslow. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 tests, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 70%. That places the school 34th out of 44 primary schools in Hounslow on this measure, and in the 48th percentile nationally. Individual subject scores are more mixed: 82% met the expected standard in maths, and 78% in writing, but reading was lower at 76%. At the higher end, 33% of pupils achieved a high score in maths and the same proportion in reading, though only 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in May 2025, found that the school had improved significantly since its last graded inspection in 2020, when it was rated Good overall. Personal development was judged Outstanding, and leadership and management were rated Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities and activities for a junior school of its size. There is a library, dining hall, art studios and a Forest School, plus a chapel on site. Sports include swimming, football, gymnastics and rounders, while the clubs list runs to drama, choir, chess, coding, film club and art club. For children with additional needs, the school has a SEN unit and provisions covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. That said, the Parent View data on SEND support was inconclusive — no parents responded to that specific question. With 29.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively diverse catchment. For families who prioritise a calm, well-behaved environment and a school that is not oversubscribed, Norwood Green Junior School is a practical option, though those focused on top-tier academic results may want to look at higher-performing peers in the borough.

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