Avanti House School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Harrow
Wemborough Road, Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
95
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/06/2025
Application demand
41%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.2%
6.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,206
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,260 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
41%
1st preference success rate
151 of 369 families who put it first got an offer
169
Places offered
879
Total applications
5.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 369 | 151 | ● 41% |
| 2nd preference | 184 | 11 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 99 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 227 | 5 | ● 2% |
| Total | 879 | 169 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Harrow lets families list 6 preferences. 254 applications came from outside the council area (35 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Hindu
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Arnell
- Address
- Wemborough Road, Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
- Phone
- 02082496830
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Ward / constituency
- Belmont · Harrow East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138227
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 5% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 43% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
1,206 pupils · 1,260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
10 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
05 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 912 pupils
Attendance
96.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
3.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
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 | 66.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 95% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.22 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.55 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 64 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 73.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 87.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 77.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 180 | — |
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 | 37.51 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 137 | — |
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 | 179 | 50% | 80% | 90% | |
| English Language | 179 | 43% | 78% | 89% | |
| Religious Studies | 179 | 59% | 84% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 172 | 52% | 88% | 97% | |
| Geography | 143 | 47% | 76% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 120 | 25% | 69% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 97 | 48% | 79% | 87% | |
| Economics | 67 | 46% | 79% | 90% | |
| Biology | 59 | 66% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 59 | 69% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 69% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 56 | 46% | 71% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 88 | 22% | 51% | 70% | |
| Psychology | 55 | 11% | 24% | 55% | |
| Economics | 39 | 21% | 41% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 38 | 0% | 21% | 53% | |
| Biology | 35 | 3% | 17% | 40% | |
| Physics | 27 | 11% | 19% | 44% | |
| Geography | 23 | 9% | 35% | 74% | |
| Business Studies | 23 | 9% | 26% | 52% | |
| English Literature | 22 | 0% | 18% | 55% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 19% | 31% | 56% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 14 | 50% | 93% | 100% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 12 | 8% | 25% | 42% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 20062: Avanti House Trust
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| 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) | 86% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 88% | — | — |
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.