Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
Doyle Gardens, Willesden, London, NW10 3ST
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
- Interim Principal
- Mr Joshua Deery
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Harris Federation
- Constituency
- Brent East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,149
- URN
- 134226
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088388700
About this school
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,149 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 168 | 173 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.1 | 46.9 | 41.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.15 -0.09 to +0.38 | +0.23 0.00 to +0.47 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 45.2% | 39.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 62.5% | 57.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 61.3% | 48.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harris Lowe Academy Willesden has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.1 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.6 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,156 |
| 2023/24 | 1,121 |
| 2024/25 | 1,120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harris Lowe Academy Willesden compares
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.6 | 8.7% | 51.2% | 1,149 | — |
| Newman Catholic College | 35.9 | 8.9% | 37.5% | 582 | 0.2 miles |
| Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls | 44.7 | 8.4% | 43% | 858 | 0.5 miles |
| Queens Park Community School | 51.1 | 7% | 25.4% | 1,328 | 0.7 miles |
| North Brent School | — | 6.9% | 33.8% | 521 | 1.0 miles |
| Ark Burlington Danes Academy | 48.1 | 6.7% | 56.3% | 778 | 1.4 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)
- 51.15%
- English as an additional language
- 60.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.72%
- Persistent absence
- 28.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newman Catholic College0.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls0.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Queens Park Community School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
North Brent School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Burlington Danes Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden ranks 224th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harris Lowe Academy Willesden teach?
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the interim principal of Harris Lowe Academy Willesden?
- The interim principal of Harris Lowe Academy Willesden is Mr Joshua Deery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harris Lowe Academy Willesden last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harris Lowe Academy Willesden, 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 Harris Lowe Academy Willesden?
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden has 1,149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harris Lowe Academy Willesden full?
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,149 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harris Lowe Academy Willesden a faith school?
- No. Harris Lowe Academy Willesden has no designated religious character.
- Is Harris Lowe Academy Willesden a selective school?
- No. Harris Lowe Academy Willesden is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harris Lowe Academy Willesden?
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden is part of HARRIS FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harris Lowe Academy Willesden's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.1 in 2022/23 and 41.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harris Lowe Academy Willesden rank locally?
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden ranked 13th of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harris Lowe Academy Willesden's absence rate?
- Harris Lowe Academy Willesden's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harris Lowe Academy Willesden's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harris Lowe Academy Willesden'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 1 July 2026.