Northwood College for Girls A GSG School
- Northwood College for Girls
Maxwell Road
Northwood
HA6 2YE - Head: Mrs Rebecca Brown
- T 01923 825446
- F 01923 836526
- E admissions@nwc.gdst.net
- W www.northwoodcollege.gdst.net
- An independent school for girls aged from 3 to 19.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hillingdon
- Pupils: 890; sixth formers: 82
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £16,281 - £22,845 pa (last updated on 03/09/2024)
- Open days: Whole School Open Day: October; personal tours can be arranged via the website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Stunning new Alvarium building houses ten sleek science labs, junior science lab and sixth form centre and is a vision to behold. Our junior school guides, the most ebullient tour guides this writer has met in 25 years of visiting schools, fizzed with enthusiasm about it all, especially Charlie, a corn snake curled up in a tank in the biology lab, and Kevin, a school robot designed by the girls who can walk and talk. The place is full of motivational messages, including neon signs exhorting girls to ‘think about things differently’ and ‘don’t wish for it, work for it’...
What the school says...
A vibrant, dynamic and warm community, where ambition and expectations are set high, and we dream big. Our culture of scholarship ignites an insatiable intellectual curiosity and a thirst to discover. We set no limits on the potential of our students - no one flies under the radar because we believe that success and purpose stem from feeling valued and creating impact. Unashamedly ambitious for our students, we really know each individual and empower her to be her authentic self - motivated to speak out, and act upon what is most important to her. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
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 did her work experience at the Museum of London and the Tower of London. She considered doing a PhD but ‘didn’t want to be in a library for the rest of my life’.
Her first teaching job was at North London Collegiate School, training on the job and being mentored by the late Bernice McCabe, one of the most inspiring heads of her time. She progressed through the ranks, from history teacher, charities co-ordinator and assistant timetabler (‘it’s like a big Sudoku’) to assistant head of middle school and head...
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Special Education Needs
In the Junior school at Northwood College, 2 part time staff are employed to offer support to individual girls and to small groups, notably to girls who may be dyslexic. In the Senior school, girls have access to a special needs teacher. They have one to one lessons. This support is available to girls with learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia. There is an extra charge for this.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte House Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Glebe Primary School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Orley Farm School | 2024 | 7 | 4 | Academic Scholarships(2); Music Scholarship; Sports Scholarship |
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