Schools in Northwood
Northwood's 11 schools are coordinated by the London Borough of Hillingdon, with 4 primaries and 2 secondaries — Northwood College for Girls GDST and St Helen's School, both independent — alongside state options. Hillingdon's selective grammar Haydon School is the main state secondary choice for Northwood pupils who qualify via the borough's selective test, while non-selective state pupils typically consider schools in Harrow and Pinner as well.
The private independent sector has a prominent presence in Northwood, with Northwood College for Girls and St Helen's School both well-established. State primary provision includes Frithwood Primary, Hillside Infant and Hillside Junior — operated as separate schools for infants and juniors — reflecting an older split-site model. Only 1 of the 11 schools is an academy, and 3 carry a faith designation.
Families seeking state secondary places from Northwood should register for Hillingdon's grammar test by the deadline, as grammar allocation significantly shapes which non-selective secondaries receive which children. Historical data on distances offered at Northwood state primaries is available through catchment.school; competition at Hillside schools has historically been brisk given limited local capacity.
School demand in Northwood
Across the 10 schools in Northwood with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 86%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
1 of the schools in Northwood is an academy that sets its own admissions criteria independently of Hillingdon, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
1 of the schools in Northwood has a current Ofsted rating, of which 1 is rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Northwood (4)
Frithwood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Northwood · HA6 3NJ
Hillside Infant School
Primary · Foundation school
Northwood · HA6 1RX
Hillside Junior School
Primary · Foundation school
Northwood · HA6 1RX
Eastbury Farm Primary School
Primary · Community school
Northwood · HA6 3DG
Secondary Schools in Northwood (2)
Other Schools in Northwood (5)
Northwood College for Girls GDST
Not applicable · Other independent school
Northwood · HA6 2YE
St Helen's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Northwood · HA6 3AS
St Martin's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Northwood · HA6 2DJ
Merchant Taylors' School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Northwood · HA6 2HT
London School of Theology
Not applicable · Miscellaneous
Northwood · HA6 2UW
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Northwood are set by Hillingdon and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.