Vaughan Primary School
The Gardens, Vaughan Road, West Harrow, Harrow, HA1 4EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 668
- URN
- 102223
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084277222
About this school
Vaughan Primary School is a community primary school in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 668 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Vaughan Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 81% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 21% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 91% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 82% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 90% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Vaughan Primary 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 | 78% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 668 |
| 2023/24 | 664 |
| 2024/25 | 676 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vaughan Primary School compares
Vaughan Primary School ranked 6th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.3% | 18.2% | 668 | — |
| Grange Primary School | 65% | 6% | 29.2% | 443 | 0.6 miles |
| Longfield Primary School | 72% | 5.7% | 14.5% | 617 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| Norbury School | 60% | 5.2% | 18.8% | 641 | 0.7 miles |
| Roxeth Primary School | 63% | 4.9% | 20.5% | 402 | 0.9 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)
- 18.24%
- English as an additional language
- 48.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 8.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Longfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Norbury School0.7 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Roxeth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
Vaughan Primary School ranks 2nd 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 ages does Vaughan Primary School teach?
- Vaughan Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Vaughan Primary School?
- The headteacher of Vaughan Primary School is Mrs Karen Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Vaughan Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vaughan Primary 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 many pupils are at Vaughan Primary School?
- Vaughan Primary School has 668 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Vaughan Primary School full?
- Vaughan Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 668 on roll (106%), 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 Vaughan Primary School a faith school?
- No. Vaughan Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Vaughan Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Vaughan Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Vaughan Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Vaughan Primary School compare with other schools in Harrow?
- Vaughan Primary School ranked 6th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Vaughan Primary School's absence rate?
- Vaughan Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vaughan Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vaughan Primary 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.