Best Schools in Northwood

How many schools are there in Northwood?

Northwood has 11 open schools: 4 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 4 independent and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Northwood are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Northwood was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Northwood School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 6 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Northwood School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Northwood get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Northwood with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Northwood School, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.9 and 74% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and UTC Heathrow, with an Attainment 8 score of 28.6 and 11% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Northwood SchoolUTC Heathrow

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Northwood have the best SATs results?

Of the 3 primary schools in Northwood with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Eastbury Farm Primary School (91% in reading, 88% in maths); Frithwood Primary School (83% in reading, 90% in maths); and Hillside Junior School (71% in reading, 81% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Eastbury Farm Primary SchoolFrithwood Primary SchoolHillside Junior School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Northwood?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Northwood selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Northwood?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Hillingdon published how far the last place offered went at this school: Northwood School, 1131 metres for 2025 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Northwood School

Source: Hillingdon admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Northwood?

Apply to your council - Hillingdon or Hertfordshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.