Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School
Ravenswood Crescent, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Bradley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 102181
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088648081
About this school
Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School is a community primary school in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 462 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 83% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 23% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 88% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 97% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 109.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 453 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School compares
Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School ranked 12th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 462 | — |
| Roxbourne Primary School | 83% | 4.1% | 16.6% | 465 | 0.4 miles |
| Heathland School | 63% | 5% | 17.9% | 656 | 0.4 miles |
| Field End Infant School | — | 6.7% | 19.1% | 265 | 0.6 miles |
| Field End Junior School | 59% | 6.1% | 26% | 254 | 0.6 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 65% | 6% | 29.2% | 443 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.44%
- English as an additional language
- 81.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 7.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roxbourne Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Heathland School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Field End Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Field End Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Grange Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School ranks 5th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Harrow.
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Earlsmead Primary School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Heathland School Primary
- Hujjat Primary School Primary
- Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kenmore Park Junior School Primary
- Longfield Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School teach?
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School?
- The headteacher of Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School is Mr Matthew Bradley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School?
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School full?
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School has capacity for 420 pupils and 462 on roll (110%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School a faith school?
- No. Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School as having nursery classes.
- How have Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School rank locally?
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School ranked 12th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School's absence rate?
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.