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St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Harrow

Roxborough Park, Harrow, HA1 3BE

Website 02084221600

89

headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 20/02/2024

Application demand

73%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

9.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

408

Capacity used

Nearly full

97%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

73%

1st preference success rate

54 of 74 families who put it first got an offer

58

Places offered

225

Total applications

3.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference7454● 73%
2nd preference584● 7%
3rd preference460● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)470● 0%
Total2255826%

1st preference success by year

57%
2020
56%
2021
72%
2022
80%
2023
69%
2024
73%
2025

Harrow lets families list 6 preferences. 22 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Tania Hunt
Address
Roxborough Park, Harrow, HA1 3BE
Phone
02084221600
Local authority
Harrow
Ward / constituency
Harrow on the Hill · Harrow West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102230

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language48%——
SEN support16%——
50% boys (202)50% girls (206)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

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

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    20 February 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 366 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
14%
21/22
12%
22/23
9%
23/24
9%
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 & maths89%——
Higher standard32%——
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 standard79%
+17% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard88%
+13% vs England
Higher standard55%
+22% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard86%
+14% vs England
Greater depth12%
-1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%
+19% vs England
Higher standard50%
+24% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard90%
+17% vs England
Higher standard62%
+32% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

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

Primary results over time

952019802023892024792025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)79%61%
Higher standard10%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.