Harrow High School
Gayton Road, Harrow, HA1 2JG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARROW HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Gamble
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 982
- URN
- 137177
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088617300
About this school
Harrow High School is a secondary academy in Harrow. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 982 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 182 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 48.6 | 47.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.56 +0.29 to +0.82 | +0.62 +0.38 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 48.9% | 47.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 67% | 64.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 51.1% | 60.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
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 Harrow 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 | 44.4 | 43 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 44.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.4 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 998 |
| 2023/24 | 1,006 |
| 2024/25 | 1,013 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harrow High School compares
Harrow High School ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.4 | 8.4% | 31.5% | 982 | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Science College | 60.6 | 5.7% | 13.9% | 1,175 | 1.0 miles |
| Whitmore High School | 55 | 5.1% | 32.3% | 1,724 | 1.2 miles |
| Wembley High Technology College | 63.5 | 7% | 17.1% | 1,555 | 1.4 miles |
| The Sacred Heart Language College | 57.9 | 8.1% | 19% | 714 | 1.4 miles |
| Salvatorian Roman Catholic College | 54.1 | 6.2% | 24.4% | 802 | 1.5 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)
- 31.54%
- English as an additional language
- 74.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.44%
- Persistent absence
- 24.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gregory's Catholic Science College1.0 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Whitmore High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Wembley High Technology College1.4 miles
Secondary · North Wembley
-
The Sacred Heart Language College1.4 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College1.5 miles
Secondary · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
Harrow High School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Harrow.
- Claremont High School Secondary
- Hatch End High School Secondary
- JFS Secondary
- Rooks Heath School Secondary
- Salvatorian Roman Catholic College Secondary
- St Gregory's Catholic Science College Secondary
- The Sacred Heart Language College Secondary
- Whitmore High School Secondary
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Earlsmead Primary School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harrow High School teach?
- Harrow High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Harrow High School?
- The headteacher of Harrow High School is Mr Paul Gamble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harrow High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harrow 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 Harrow High School?
- Harrow High School has 982 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Harrow High School full?
- Harrow High School has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 982 on roll (89%), 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 Harrow High School a faith school?
- No. Harrow High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Harrow High School a selective school?
- No. Harrow High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Harrow High School?
- Harrow High School is part of HARROW HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harrow High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.4 in 2022/23 and 47.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harrow High School rank locally?
- Harrow High School ranked 9th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harrow High School's absence rate?
- Harrow High School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harrow High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harrow 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.