Nower Hill High School
George V Avenue, Pinner, HA5 5RP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NOWER HILL HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Joanne Skelhorne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,980
- Pupils on roll
- 2,030
- URN
- 137028
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088630877
About this school
Nower Hill High School is a secondary academy in Pinner. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 2,030 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 322 | 322 | 320 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.8 | 58.3 | 59.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.53 +0.37 to +0.69 | +0.62 +0.46 to +0.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 67.4% | 67.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 83.9% | 82.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 51% | 49.7% | 50.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
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 Nower Hill High 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 | 57.8 | 43 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.3 | 44.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,028 |
| 2023/24 | 2,024 |
| 2024/25 | 2,023 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nower Hill High School compares
Nower Hill High School ranked 2nd of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59 | 5.9% | 19.1% | 2,030 | — |
| Hatch End High School | 43.9 | 7.5% | 36.1% | 1,226 | 1.1 miles |
| Pinner High School | 57.1 | 6.6% | 13% | 1,111 | 1.3 miles |
| Salvatorian Roman Catholic College | 54.1 | 6.2% | 24.4% | 802 | 1.3 miles |
| Whitmore High School | 55 | 5.1% | 32.3% | 1,724 | 1.3 miles |
| The Sacred Heart Language College | 57.9 | 8.1% | 19% | 714 | 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)
- 19.11%
- English as an additional language
- 53.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 16.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hatch End High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Pinner High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College1.3 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Whitmore High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
The Sacred Heart Language College1.4 miles
Secondary · Harrow
Other schools in Pinner
- Haydon School Secondary
- Pinner High School Secondary
- Cannon Lane Primary School Primary
- Coteford Infant School Primary
- Coteford Junior School Primary
- Grimsdyke School Primary
- Pinner Park Primary School Primary
- Pinner Wood School Primary
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Lodge Primary School Primary
- Buckingham Preparatory School Independent schools
- Reddiford School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Nower Hill High School teach?
- Nower Hill High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Pinner.
- Who is the headteacher of Nower Hill High School?
- The headteacher of Nower Hill High School is Ms Joanne Skelhorne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nower Hill High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nower Hill High 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 Nower Hill High School?
- Nower Hill High School has 2,030 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Nower Hill High School full?
- Nower Hill High School has capacity for 1,980 pupils and 2,030 on roll (103%), 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 Nower Hill High School a faith school?
- No. Nower Hill High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Nower Hill High School a selective school?
- No. Nower Hill High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Nower Hill High School?
- Nower Hill High School is part of NOWER HILL HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nower Hill High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.8 in 2022/23 and 59 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nower Hill High School rank locally?
- Nower Hill High School ranked 2nd of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nower Hill High School's absence rate?
- Nower Hill High School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nower Hill High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nower Hill High 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 1 July 2026.