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School rankings · Hillingdon and Hertfordshire

Best schools in Northwood

9 schools in Northwood, each ranked among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest DfE results.

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SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.
DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.
DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.
DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outEach school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as the Hillingdon and Hertfordshire league tables.
The best ranked schools within reach of the middle of its schools sit beside them; distances are as the crow flies.

Things to know
  • A dash means no figure is published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).

Primary schools

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SourceDfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Not ranked: Hillside Infant School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Northwood's own ranking

In NorthwoodSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1Frithwood Primary School72%10%Top 44% (25/57) in Hillingdon
2Eastbury Farm Primary School70%19%Top 39% (133/344) in Hertfordshire
3Hillside Junior School67%9%(30/57) in Hillingdon

1 not ranked: no published figure for the newest year.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Whiteheath Junior SchoolRuislip2.4 miles95%14%1st (1/57) in Hillingdon
Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolRickmansworth2.9 miles93%20%1st (1/344) in Hertfordshire
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolMiddlesex0.8 miles88%4%Top 4% (2/57) in Hillingdon
Harvey Road Primary SchoolRickmansworth2.6 miles87%29%Top 3% (9/344) in Hertfordshire
Grimsdyke SchoolPinner1.8 miles87%12%Top 8% (3/39) in Harrow
Pinner Wood SchoolPinner1.2 miles86%6%Top 18% (7/39) in Harrow
Bromet Primary SchoolWatford2.3 miles85%20%Top 6% (20/344) in Hertfordshire
Field Junior SchoolWatford2.7 miles85%18%Top 7% (21/344) in Hertfordshire
Cannon Lane Primary SchoolPinner2.6 miles84%24%Top 26% (10/39) in Harrow
St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolPinner2.7 miles84%17%Top 29% (11/39) in Harrow

Secondary schools (GCSE)

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SourceDfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26.

How it is worked outRanked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Northwood's own ranking

In NorthwoodSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Northwood School57.974%1st (1/22) in Hillingdon
2UTC Heathrow28.611%(20/22) in Hillingdon

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford2.9 miles66.384%Top 3% (2/78) in Hertfordshire
Avanti House SchoolStanmore4.9 miles66.184%1st (1/13) in Harrow
Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford2.8 miles65.580%Top 7% (5/78) in Hertfordshire
St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth5.4 miles64.082%Top 9% (7/78) in Hertfordshire
Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth2.7 miles63.779%Top 12% (9/78) in Hertfordshire
William Perkin Church of England High SchoolGreenford6.0 miles60.874%Top 27% (4/15) in Ealing
Pinner High SchoolPinner2.7 miles60.372%Top 16% (2/13) in Harrow
Wembley High Technology CollegeNorth Wembley5.8 miles59.472%Top 19% (3/16) in Brent
The Sacred Heart Language CollegeHarrow3.6 miles59.261%Top 24% (3/13) in Harrow
Nower Hill High SchoolPinner2.7 miles58.268%Top 31% (4/13) in Harrow

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

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SourceDfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Northwood's own ranking

In NorthwoodSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Northwood School34.2-0.15Top 48% (8/17) in Hillingdon

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth5.4 miles42.9+0.18Top 6% (4/75) in Hertfordshire
St Dominic's Sixth Form CollegeMiddlesex4.6 miles40.2-0.061st (1/13) in Harrow
Queens' SchoolBushey3.8 miles39.9+0.32Top 15% (11/75) in Hertfordshire
Queensmead SchoolRuislip4.0 miles39.6+0.101st (1/17) in Hillingdon
Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford2.9 miles39.6-0.05Top 16% (12/75) in Hertfordshire
Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford2.8 miles39.5-0.05Top 18% (13/75) in Hertfordshire
Wembley High Technology CollegeNorth Wembley5.8 miles38.9-0.03Top 31% (4/13) in Brent
Bishopshalt SchoolUxbridge5.9 miles38.6+0.16Top 12% (2/17) in Hillingdon
William Perkin Church of England High SchoolGreenford6.0 miles38.3-0.18Top 36% (5/14) in Ealing
St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeHarrow5.3 miles38.1+0.14Top 47% (6/13) in Brent

Private schools (A level)

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SourceDfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25.

How it is worked outRanked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. The same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups).
  • Distances are as the crow flies.

Northwood's own ranking

In NorthwoodSchoolPoints per A level entryLeague rank
1Merchant Taylors' School48.6Top 20% (4/21) in Hertfordshire
2St Helen's School48.11st (1/2) in Hillingdon
3Northwood College for Girls GDST42.8(2/2) in Hillingdon

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
St Paul's Girls' SchoolLondon11.8 miles54.91st (1/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
North London Collegiate SchoolMiddlesex5.3 miles54.01st (1/3) in Harrow
St Paul's SchoolLondon11.5 miles53.91st (1/7) in Richmond upon Thames
The Godolphin and Latymer SchoolLondon11.4 miles52.5Top 50% (2/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
South Hampstead High School GDSTLondon11.3 miles51.81st (1/5) in Camden
Haberdashers' Boys' School5.4 miles51.51st (1/21) in Hertfordshire
Latymer Upper School and Latymer PrepLondon11.3 miles51.5(3/4) in Hammersmith and Fulham
Highgate School11.8 miles51.41st (1/2) in Haringey
Eton CollegeWindsor11.7 miles51.01st (1/5) in Windsor and Maidenhead
Haberdashers' Girls' SchoolBorehamwood5.4 miles50.9Top 10% (2/21) in Hertfordshire

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