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Schools in Harrow, London

Harrow's schools cover the borough from Stanmore and Pinner through to Harrow town and Wealdstone. The borough has a strong reputation for academic performance and a notable faith-school presence. 11+ preparation is widespread among Year 4 and Year 5 families.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

Schools in Harrow

23.3%

Outstanding Ofsted

82.2%

Good or Outstanding

Primary schools

Secondary schools

14%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Harrow

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Krishna Avanti Primary School	Outstanding	87.0
Grimsdyke School	Outstanding	85.0
Vaughan Primary School	Outstanding	85.0
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School	Outstanding	83.0
Cannon Lane Primary School	Outstanding	83.0
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School	Outstanding	82.0
Pinner Wood School	Outstanding	79.0

Top secondary schools in Harrow

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Avanti House School	Outstanding	64.0
Nower Hill High School	Outstanding	59.0
Bentley Wood High School	Outstanding	58.5
Whitmore High School	Outstanding	55.0
Kingsley High School	Outstanding	—
The Jubilee Academy	Outstanding	—
Gesher School	Outstanding	—

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What the data says about Harrow

82.2% of Harrow schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Harrow is 1.36, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Harrow over the most recent reporting month is 86.0, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Harrow's schools is 5.68 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Harrow

Every school in Harrow, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Alexandra School	Primary	Good
Alpha Preparatory School	Primary	—
Avanti House Primary School	Primary	Good
Avanti House School	Secondary	Outstanding
Aylward Primary School	Primary	Good
Belmont School	Primary	Good
Bentley Wood High School	Secondary	Outstanding
Buckingham Preparatory School	Primary	—
Camrose Primary With Nursery	Primary	Good
Cannon Lane Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Canons High School	Secondary	Good
Cedars Manor School	Primary	Requires improvement
Earlsmead Primary School	Primary	Good
Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery	Primary	Good
Gesher School	All-through	Outstanding
Glebe Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Grange Primary School	Primary	Good
Grimsdyke School	Primary	Outstanding
Harmony Primary School	Primary	—
Harrow Collegiate	Sixth form	—
Harrow High School	Secondary	Good
Harrow School	Secondary	—
Hatch End High School	Secondary	Good
Heartwood House	Secondary	—
Heathland School	Primary	Good
Hillview Nursery School	Nursery	Good
Hujjat Primary School	Primary	Good
Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School	Primary	Good
Kenmore Park Junior School	Primary	Good
Kingsley High School	Secondary	Outstanding
Krishna Avanti Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Longfield Primary School	Primary	Good
Marlborough Primary School	Primary	Good
Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School	Primary	Good
Nisai Virtual Academy Ltd	Sixth form	—
Norbury School	Primary	Good
North London Collegiate School	All-through	—
Nower Hill High School	Secondary	Outstanding
Orley Farm School	Primary	—
Park High School	Secondary	Good
Pathways School	Secondary	Good
Pinner High School	Secondary	Good
Pinner Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Pinner Wood School	Primary	Outstanding
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery	Primary	Outstanding
Reddiford School	Primary	—
Rooks Heath School	Secondary	Good
Roxbourne Primary School	Primary	Good
Roxeth Primary School	Primary	Good
Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School	Primary	Good
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College	Secondary	Good
Shaftesbury High School	Secondary	Good
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy	Primary	Outstanding
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St John's CofE School	Primary	Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery	Primary	Good
Stag Lane Primary School	Primary	Good
Stanburn Primary School	Primary	Good
The Helix Education Centre	All-through	Good
The John Lyon School	All-through	—
The Jubilee Academy	Secondary	Outstanding
The Sacred Heart Language College	Secondary	Good
The Welldon Park Academy	Primary	Good
Vaughan Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Weald Rise Primary School	Primary	Good
West Lodge Primary School	Primary	Good
Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery	Primary	Good
Whitefriars School	All-through	Good
Whitmore High School	Secondary	Outstanding
Woodlands School	Primary	Outstanding

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Harrow?

Harrow has 73 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 51 are primary, 23 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Harrow schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 17 schools in Harrow (23.3%) are rated Outstanding, and 82.2% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Harrow?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Harrow's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Harrow?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Harrow appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Harrow-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Harrow schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.