Harrow High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Harrow
Gayton Road, Harrow, HA1 2JG
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
24.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
982
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
77 of 77 families who put it first got an offer
179
Places offered
455
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 77 | 77 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 86 | 28 | ● 33% |
| 3rd preference | 94 | 13 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 198 | 21 | ● 11% |
| Total | 455 | 139 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Harrow lets families list 6 preferences. 109 applications came from outside the council area (26 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Paul Gamble
- Address
- Gayton Road, Harrow, HA1 2JG
- Phone
- 02088617300
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Ward / constituency
- Greenhill · Harrow West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137177
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 74% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARROW HIGH SCHOOL
982 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 950 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.80 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 169 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 35 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 168 | 22% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Language | 168 | 24% | 62% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 165 | 38% | 70% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 158 | 20% | 46% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 134 | 4% | 34% | 59% | |
| History | 79 | 18% | 44% | 56% | |
| Geography | 76 | 16% | 39% | 61% | |
| Spanish | 64 | 23% | 64% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 45 | 2% | 24% | 40% | |
| Computer Science | 41 | 56% | 76% | 85% | |
| Physical Education | 40 | 0% | 3% | 25% | |
| Biology | 34 | 50% | 82% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 18 | 11% | 44% | 78% | |
| Psychology | 13 | 8% | 8% | 46% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 0% | 10% | 70% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 0% | 44% | 56% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 43% | 57% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17414: Harrow High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 82% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 82% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.