Northwood College for Girls

Since 2021, Rebecca Brown MSt MA. Educated at Leicester High School for Girls and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College in Leicester, then read history at Balliol College, Oxford. She stayed on at Oxford for a master’s in historical research and

Main entry points are nursery, reception, year 3, year 7 and year 12. Three-quarters of junior school girls join the senior school each year. The school has removed the 11+ internally so most junior girls pass seamlessly into the senior school (they

Up to 30 per cent leave after GCSE, usually for grammars or sixth form colleges. At 18, virtually all head to university – Imperial, UCL, King’s College London, Durham, Nottingham, Warwick and Cardiff currently popular. Broad range of subjects,

In 2024, 70 per cent 9-7 at GCSE; 53 per cent A*/A at A level (75 per cent A-B). In 2023, 66 per cent 9-7 at GCSE; 50 per cent A*/A at A level (79 per cent A*-B).

The school is renowned locally for its pastoral care and value-added scores but these don’t come at the expense of academic achievement. Northwood girls work hard, make no mistake, and are ultra-ambitious on all fronts but academic superstars sit

Around 65 senior school girls are supported by the SEN department – for needs such as dyslexia, ADHD, ASC, dyspraxia and dyscalculia. Some receive one-to-one or small group support but most are supported in class. Twenty-five girls from the junior

The performing arts centre houses a well-equipped drama studio, recital hall with sprung floor, well kitted-out music tech room (year 8 girls were learning to sequence In the Hall of the Mountain King using GarageBand) and a host of musical

Facilities include an impressive 25-metre indoor swimming pool. Junior girls and years 7 to 9 have swimming lessons every week and we watched reception pupils eagerly learning to jump in. Sports hall with a climbing wall, netball and tennis courts,

Deputy head (pastoral development and wellbeing) feels strongly that every teacher is a pastoral member of staff, with a role to play in pupils’ wellbeing, and girls are encouraged to develop a strong sense of self. ‘We believe that emotional

The pupil community is diverse, with a significant Asian population, but all cultures and religions are represented. ‘My daughter is so much more aware of the world around her after coming here,’ said a parent. No reports of cliques and the girls we

Academic, music, sport and art and design scholarships available for year 7s, plus academic and sport scholarships for the sixth form. The GDST provides a limited number of means-tested bursaries for entry into year 7 and year 12.

If you’re looking for a down-to-earth, friendly school with top-notch teaching, this could be just the ticket for your daughter. Pastoral care and nurturing are integral to school life, combined with a purposeful culture, inspiring staff and