Norwood Green Junior School, Southall
Norwood Green Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Southall. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 18 schools in Southall with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 67% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Capacity
- 67% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Norwood Green Junior School in detail
Results
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Norwood Green Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 83% in Hounslow and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (76% in reading, 82% in maths).
Getting a place at Norwood Green Junior School
Across Hounslow, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Hounslow lodged 28 appeals against primary school offers; 22 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (9.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Norwood Green Junior School are Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Wolf Fields Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 81% maths); Clifton Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 85% maths); and Khalsa Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 88% maths).
Norwood Green Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Norwood Green Infant and Nursery SchoolWolf Fields Primary SchoolClifton Primary SchoolKhalsa Primary School
What parents say
29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Norwood Green Junior School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (82%).
Who goes there
89% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (56%), other ethnic groups (21%) and Black (14%).
In 2026, 65 pupils (21%) received SEN support and 21 (6.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Norwood Green Junior School has a SEN unit for hearing impairment: 12 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Norwood Green Junior School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Southall Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ringway, 150 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Norwood Green Junior School issued 3 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Norwood Green Junior School are Featherstone High School (0.5 miles), Heston Community School (0.8 miles) and Cranford Community College (1.2 miles).
Featherstone High SchoolHeston Community SchoolCranford Community College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from March 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Norwood Green Junior School excels at fostering high academic ambitions while creating a warm, nurturing environment where pupils thrive. The school's carefully designed curriculum ensures pupils build knowledge progressively and confidently across all subjects, with reading at its heart. Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour, excellent attendance and a strong sense of responsibility and independence.
Key Strengths
- Highly ambitious and carefully sequenced curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge progressively across all subjects
- Reading is at the heart of school life with swift, targeted support for pupils who need help and a wide selection of culturally diverse books
- Exemplary behaviour and excellent attendance with robust systems and explicit teaching of routines
- Inclusive approach to SEND provision with pupils across the school using British Sign Language to communicate confidently
- Strong personal development offer integrating equality, diversity, responsibility and global citizenship into every aspect of school life
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, external competitions, outdoor growing areas for vegetables and meal preparation, debates, charity events, story time, British Sign Language activities
Norwood Green Junior School is a nurturing and welcoming junior school where pupils thrive with genuine interest in learning, supported by high academic ambitions and an aspirational, enriched curriculum that prepares them well for the next stage of education.
At a Glance
26.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Hearing
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
29 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 82% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
25.7
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Norwood Green Junior School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Norwood Green Junior School.
- Fun Fest Hounslow790m away · Not yet graded
- Heston Park House900m away · Not yet graded
- Southall Kumon Study Centre920m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Norwood Green Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Norwood Green Junior School is in Hounslow; for families living there:
Apply to Hounslow for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hounslow is 52.5 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
320 pupils
480 places
160 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Southall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Southall
Across Hounslow council
Places available
3,086
Applications
2,856
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Hounslow council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school has improved significantly.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
65
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
27.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Norwood Green Junior School has a SEN unit for hearing impairment: 12 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
310
Total Pupils
151
Boys
159
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
15.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£59,114
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,982
Per pupil
£2251k
Total funding
£153k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
8.7%
Persistent absence
346
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Norwood Green Junior School
Questions parents ask about Norwood Green Junior School
What are SATs results like at Norwood Green Junior School?
Of the pupils at Norwood Green Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Norwood Green Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Norwood Green Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Norwood Green Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Norwood Green Junior School is oversubscribed, Hounslow allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Norwood Green Junior School?
Norwood Green Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 67% of its 480 places.
How big are the classes at Norwood Green Junior School?
Classes at Norwood Green Junior School average 25.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Norwood Green Junior School?
Norwood Green Junior School has around 310 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Norwood Green Junior School have specialist SEN provision?
Norwood Green Junior School has a SEN unit for hearing impairment: 12 places, 8 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Norwood Green Junior School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Norwood Green Junior School in 2024/25. 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Norwood Green Junior School?
Apply through Hounslow's coordinated admissions process, naming Norwood Green Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Norwood Green Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Norwood Green Junior School: Fun Fest Hounslow (790m away, registered, not yet graded), Heston Park House (900m away, registered, not yet graded) and Southall Kumon Study Centre (920m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Norwood Green Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hounslow is 52.5 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Norwood Green Junior School?
Norwood Green Junior School is at Thorncliffe Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB2 5RN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)