The Norwood School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Lambeth
Crown Dale, London, SE19 3NY
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/02/2023
Application demand
53%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
23.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,076
Capacity used
Over capacity120%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
53%
1st preference success rate
122 of 232 families who put it first got an offer
166
Places offered
852
Total applications
5.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 232 | 122 | ● 53% |
| 2nd preference | 205 | 36 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 156 | 6 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 259 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 852 | 166 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Lambeth lets families list 6 preferences. 410 applications came from outside the council area (79 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Niki Clemenger Richard Cole
- Address
- Crown Dale, Lambeth, London, SE19 3NY
- Phone
- 02086709382
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Ward / constituency
- Knight's Hill · Dulwich and West Norwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100624
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,076 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 921 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.83 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 167 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.7 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 16.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 58 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 165 | 21% | 50% | 67% | |
| English Language | 164 | 25% | 59% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 163 | 28% | 63% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 135 | 14% | 39% | 51% | |
| Art and Design | 100 | 23% | 70% | 88% | |
| Geography | 76 | 20% | 50% | 58% | |
| Spanish | 73 | 49% | 62% | 67% | |
| History | 67 | 42% | 61% | 72% | |
| French | 39 | 56% | 69% | 77% | |
| Social Studies | 39 | 26% | 62% | 74% | |
| Music | 33 | 21% | 52% | 61% | |
| Biology | 29 | 45% | 83% | 90% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 21 | 19% | 43% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 6% | 18% | 53% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 7% | 36% | 57% | |
| Mathematics | 13 | 8% | 38% | 54% | |
| Geography | 12 | 8% | 42% | 50% | |
| Biology | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% | |
| History | 10 | 10% | 40% | 100% | |
| Graphics | 7 | 14% | 43% | 71% | |
| Film Studies | 7 | 29% | 57% | 86% | |
| Government and Politics | 7 | 0% | 57% | 71% | |
| Fine Art | 6 | 33% | 67% | 100% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17648: The Norwood School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 73% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lambeth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.