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Northwood Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Northwood Place, Erith DA18 4HN · northwood.bexley.sch.uk · 020 8310 2722

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
54%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
144
60% of 240 places
Local authority
Bexley
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
38.9%
First language not English
39.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Trinitas Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 13 (Places 14)13September 2023: 14 (Places 15)14September 2024: 12 (Places 13)12September 2025: 12 (Places 12)12September 2026: 15 (Places 16)15Places 16
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202616150.9100%
September 2025Sept 202512121100%
September 2024Sept 202413120.9100%
September 2023Sept 202315140.9100%
September 2022Sept 202214130.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Bexley it was 67%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 70% (England 61%)70%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 69% (England 65%)69%2022/23: 57% (England 60%)57%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 54% (England 62%)54%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼54%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
▼102105
●104105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101441)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 9 July 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Northwood Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
8 Jul 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
28
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼79% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼71% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

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