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Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Harrow

Ravenswood Crescent, Harrow, HA2 9JU

Website 02088648081

83

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 14/09/2022

Application demand

77%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

7.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

462

Capacity used

Over capacity

110%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

77%

1st preference success rate

55 of 71 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

211

Total applications

3.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7155● 77%
2nd preference593● 5%
3rd preference301● 3%
Later preferences (4th–6th)511● 2%
Total2116028%

1st preference success by year

61%
2020
47%
2021
46%
2022
58%
2023
57%
2024
77%
2025

Harrow lets families list 6 preferences. 14 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Matthew Bradley
Address
Ravenswood Crescent, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9JU
Phone
02088648081
Local authority
Harrow
Ward / constituency
Roxbourne · Harrow West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102181

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals6%——
English as additional language80%——
SEN support12%——
49% boys (228)51% girls (234)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

462 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    14 September 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 375 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
13%
21/22
14%
22/23
12%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths83%——
Higher standard23%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard83%
+21% vs England
Higher standard28%
+20% vs England

Reading

Expected standard95%
+20% vs England
Higher standard57%
+24% vs England
Average score111
+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard86%
+14% vs England
Greater depth31%
+18% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%
+19% vs England
Higher standard72%
+46% vs England
Average score112
+7 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard97%
+24% vs England
Higher standard81%
+51% vs England
Average score114
+9 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

872019892023832024832025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)83%61%
Higher standard28%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Harrow council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.