The Norwood School

State-Funded School

the-norwood-school-lambeth-london

LondonRegion

LambethLocal Authority

Dulwich and West NorwoodConstituency

SE19 3NYPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Norwood School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Lambeth, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,076 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.43

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

Black

24%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,076

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,076
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Apr 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Oct 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.