Schools Rating home

Northern House Academy

Special school in Oxford, Oxfordshire. Outstanding (Jun 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 25 June 2024, report published 22 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2028

The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby special schools

  1. 2.6 milesWoodeaton Manor School

    Special, Oxford, Oxfordshire

    Inadequate (Nov 2023) Special measures

  2. 3.4 milesThe Iffley Academy

    Special, Oxford, Oxfordshire

    School remains Outstanding (Jul 2024)

  3. 3.6 milesEndeavour Academy, Oxford

    Special, Oxford, Oxfordshire

    School remains Good (Nov 2022)

  4. 4.9 milesOrion Academy

    Special, Oxford, Oxfordshire

    Requires improvement (Jun 2024)

  5. 4.9 milesOxfordshire Hospital School

    Special, Oxford, Oxfordshire

    School remains Outstanding (Jun 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.