Park High School
Thistlecroft Gardens, Stanmore, HA7 1PL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PARK HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Colette O'Dwyer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Harrow East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,800
- Pupils on roll
- 1,475
- URN
- 137075
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089522803
About this school
Park High School is a secondary academy in Stanmore. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,475 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 261 | 253 | 261 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.4 | 50.0 | 48.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.13 to +0.23 | +0.17 -0.01 to +0.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 58.1% | 49% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 72.3% | 73.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 59% | 51.4% | 73.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
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 Park 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 | 47.4 | 43 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50 | 44.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.9 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,543 |
| 2023/24 | 1,527 |
| 2024/25 | 1,471 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park High School compares
Park High School ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.9 | 7% | 26.3% | 1,475 | — |
| Avanti House School | 64 | 3.8% | 7.2% | 1,206 | 0.6 miles |
| Canons High School | 39.1 | 9.8% | 33.3% | 1,139 | 0.6 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Science College | 60.6 | 5.7% | 13.9% | 1,175 | 1.1 miles |
| Claremont High School | 54.8 | 6.5% | 18.9% | 1,695 | 1.1 miles |
| Kingsbury High School | 47.3 | 6.6% | 30.9% | 2,001 | 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)
- 26.27%
- English as an additional language
- 68.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 21.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avanti House School0.6 miles
Secondary · Stanmore
-
Canons High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Edgware
-
St Gregory's Catholic Science College1.1 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Claremont High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Kingsbury High School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in Stanmore
- Avanti House School Secondary
- Bentley Wood High School Secondary
- Avanti House Primary School Primary
- Aylward Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE School Primary
- Stanburn Primary School Primary
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Stanmore College 16 plus
Common questions
- What ages does Park High School teach?
- Park High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stanmore.
- Who is the headteacher of Park High School?
- The headteacher of Park High School is Mrs Colette O'Dwyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park 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 many pupils are at Park High School?
- Park High School has 1,475 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Park High School full?
- Park High School has capacity for 1,800 pupils and 1,475 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Park High School a faith school?
- No. Park High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Park High School a selective school?
- No. Park High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Park High School part of an academy trust?
- Park High School is part of PARK HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Park High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.4 in 2022/23 and 48.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park High School compare with other schools in Harrow?
- Park High School ranked 8th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park High School's absence rate?
- Park High School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park 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.