Side by side
Northway School and The Windmill School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Northway School takes ages 4 to 16; The Windmill School takes ages 5 to 19.
- Northway School has 185 pupils; The Windmill School has 63.
- The two schools are 3.2 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Northway School | The Windmill School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Special free school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 16 DfE register | 5 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 185 DfE register | 63 DfE register |
| Borough | Barnet DfE register | Barnet DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 29 February 2024: School remains Outstanding Ofsted | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 46.5% DfE register | 38.7% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 50.3% school census 2024/25 | 10% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 0% school census 2024/25 | 0% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 7.7 DfE workforce census | 4.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 11.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 13.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.