Frithwood Primary School, Northwood
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Frithwood Primary School excels at creating a safe, caring environment where pupils display exceptional behaviour and conduct. The teaching is good and ensures pupils make solid progress in key subjects, while the curriculum actively promotes British values and includes enriching activities that extend learning beyond the classroom. Parents are very happy with the quality of education and care provided.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' behaviour and conduct are exceptional, with high levels of care and consideration for each other
- Pupils feel very safe in school and have strong awareness of e-safety
- Good progress in reading, writing and mathematics across all year groups
- Effective support for pupils who speak English as an additional language
- Well-planned curriculum that promotes British values and includes many enrichment activities such as sports clubs, school choir, and visits to museums
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' progress is not rapid enough to secure outstanding achievement in all year groups
- Teacher marking and guidance are not always consistent with school policy and do not consistently help pupils improve
- Leaders do not have consistently high expectations of what pupils, especially the most able, can achieve
- Work is not always challenging enough to ensure pupils make rapid progress from their starting points
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are very effective and meet statutory requirements, with all staff receiving frequent and detailed training on keeping pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, school choir, visits to museums and local places of worship, breakfast club, after-school club
Frithwood Primary School is a good school where the co-headteachers and leaders are committed to providing high-quality education. Pupils make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics, with particularly exceptional behaviour and conduct throughout the school.
At a Glance
12.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 83%. Maths has remained stable at around 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 83%.
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
25.6
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
374 pupils
470 capacity
96 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Northwood
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Admissions Demand - Hillingdon
Places available
4,230
Applications
3,462
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hillingdon (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.13547%
Overall absence
17.25146%
Persistent absence
342
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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