# Northwood Primary School

Northwood Primary School is a primary school in Bexley, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 144 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144540. [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 144
- Council: Bexley
- URN: 144540

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, July 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 9 July 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils at Northwood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Bexley and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 13% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Parkway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkway-primary-school-e101437): 290 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Augustine of Canterbury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-of-canterbury-cofe-primary-school-e139213): 450 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harris Garrard Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-garrard-academy-e145140): 500 m. All-through. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John Fisher Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-primary-school-e101460): 510 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horizons Academy Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizons-academy-bexley-e144407): 1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Willow Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-bank-primary-school-e136932): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144540)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144540)

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