Northwood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Northwood, Hillingdon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.77 miles
Published by Hillingdon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Northwood School is a secondary school in Northwood, Hillingdon for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Hillingdon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Northwood School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.77 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above: 75% (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hillingdon.
- Year 7 2026 had 193 first-choice applications for 167 offers; 121 offers went to first-choice families, and 72 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 312 of the 811 applications (38%) came from families living outside Hillingdon; 48 offers went to them.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.77 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 8 Hillingdon secondary schools with a published last distance.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hillingdon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Pinner Road, Northwood, HA6 1QN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hillingdon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,044 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “They embrace their school values and are proud to be part of its strong and caring community.”
- “All staff have high expectations for pupils to succeed and grow in every aspect of school life.”
- “Staff work extremely hard to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to fulfil their potential.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 75% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 58.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 193 first-preference applications, 167 offers in total, 121 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hillingdon.
- UTC Heathrow 0.0 mi Good
- Haydon School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Ramsey Church of England School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ruislip High School 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harefield School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queensmead School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Douay Martyrs Catholic School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Vyners School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published