Harris Academy St John's Wood
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Westminster
Marlborough Hill, London, NW8 0NL
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/11/2019
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
23.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,326
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
167 of 169 families who put it first got an offer
235
Places offered
539
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 169 | 167 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 129 | 41 | ● 32% |
| 3rd preference | 104 | 16 | ● 15% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 137 | 10 | ● 7% |
| Total | 539 | 234 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Westminster lets families list 6 preferences. 351 applications came from outside the council area (162 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Samantha Green
- Address
- Marlborough Hill, London, NW8 0NL
- Phone
- 02077228141
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Ward / constituency
- Abbey Road · Cities of London and Westminster
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145126
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 68% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 56% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARRIS FEDERATION
1,326 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
05 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly - 19
19 November 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,050 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
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 | 51.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.53 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.52 | — | — |
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 | 51 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 83.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.79 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 191 | — |
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 | 30.72 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 148 | — |
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 | 188 | 37% | 62% | 81% | |
| English Language | 188 | 24% | 66% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 187 | 33% | 68% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 163 | 12% | 42% | 67% | |
| History | 99 | 32% | 63% | 75% | |
| French | 85 | 13% | 44% | 51% | |
| Spanish | 85 | 9% | 28% | 44% | |
| Geography | 69 | 14% | 43% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 18% | 66% | 84% | |
| Computer Science | 54 | 26% | 50% | 72% | |
| Business | 51 | 35% | 75% | 82% | |
| Social Studies | 46 | 20% | 54% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 49 | 6% | 29% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 40 | 0% | 3% | 18% | |
| Biology | 31 | 6% | 13% | 19% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 3% | 17% | 28% | |
| Economics | 23 | 9% | 22% | 48% | |
| Government and Politics | 22 | 9% | 32% | 55% | |
| History | 20 | 0% | 0% | 35% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 0% | 5% | 40% | |
| English Literature | 20 | 5% | 15% | 55% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 0% | 5% | 47% | |
| 3D Studies | 18 | 0% | 6% | 44% | |
| Photography | 16 | 0% | 13% | 69% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19895: Harris Academy St John's Wood
| 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) | 73% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 75% | — | — |
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 Westminster council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (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.