My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
34%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
0%The Norwood School
Community school — Secondary
SE19 3NY / 11–19 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
50.2
Attainment 8
89%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results🏆 Strong sixth form
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Strong results🏆 Strong sixth form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 50.2
- Progress 8
- 0.03
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 46.1%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 39.7
- Achieving AAB+
- 16.7%
89% of parents would recommend this school
226 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
42%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
32%Agree
52%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
7%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
6%Agree
9%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
7%Not applicable
68%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
25%Agree
50%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
34%Agree
24%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
0%Not applicable
26%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
25%No
75%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 57 parents
Strongly agree
19%Agree
37%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
14%Don't know
7%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
39%Agree
42%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
8%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
42%Agree
43%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
28%Agree
51%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
3%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
44%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
35%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
43%Agree
35%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
89%No
11%20.4% of pupils receive SEN support
20.4%
SEN support
4.3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4.9%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 4.6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.7%
73.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 73.5%
61% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 90%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 61%
- Entered top-third university
- 13%
- Achieved a degree
- 78%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1
- Free school meals
- 28.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.3:1
- Overall absence
- 8.64%
- Persistent absence
- 23.99%
- English as additional language
- 30.6%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 49.2%
- Mixed
- 18.1%
- Asian
- 3.7%
- Black
- 11%
- Other
- 2%
White British31.3%
Other White17.3%
Irish0.6%
Other Mixed8.3%
White & Black Caribbean6.5%
White & Asian2.2%
White & Black African1.1%
Other Asian2%
Bangladeshi0.7%
Indian0.6%
Pakistani0.4%
Caribbean6.5%
Other Black3.4%
African1.1%