Rooks Heath School
Eastcote Lane, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TITHE ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Miriam Manderson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tithe Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,148
- URN
- 137198
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084224675
About this school
Rooks Heath School is a secondary academy in Harrow. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,148 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 13 March 2024, 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 | 196 | 206 | 214 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 47.2 | 40.7 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.21 to +0.21 | +0.32 +0.11 to +0.53 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 47.6% | 36% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 66.5% | 51.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 77% | 60.2% | 50.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
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 Rooks Heath 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 | 43.5 | 43 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 44.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.7 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,177 |
| 2023/24 | 1,191 |
| 2024/25 | 1,198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rooks Heath School compares
Rooks Heath School ranked 12th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.7 | 8% | 36.4% | 1,148 | — |
| Islip Manor High School | 38.3 | 14.8% | 43.2% | 772 | 0.7 miles |
| Queensmead School | 55.5 | 6.8% | 22.4% | 1,502 | 0.8 miles |
| Whitmore High School | 55 | 5.1% | 32.3% | 1,724 | 1.1 miles |
| Pinner High School | 57.1 | 6.6% | 13% | 1,111 | 1.3 miles |
| Ruislip High School | 54.1 | 7.5% | 21.1% | 1,311 | 1.6 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)
- 36.42%
- English as an additional language
- 65.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.04%
- Persistent absence
- 25.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Islip Manor High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Northolt
-
Queensmead School0.8 miles
Secondary · Ruislip
-
Whitmore High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Pinner High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Ruislip High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Ruislip
Other schools in Harrow
Rooks Heath School ranks 10th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Harrow.
- Claremont High School Secondary
- Harrow High School Secondary
- Hatch End High School Secondary
- JFS 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 Rooks Heath School teach?
- Rooks Heath School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Rooks Heath School?
- The headteacher of Rooks Heath School is Mrs Miriam Manderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rooks Heath School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rooks Heath 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 Rooks Heath School?
- Rooks Heath School has 1,148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Rooks Heath School full?
- Rooks Heath School has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,148 on roll (92%), 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 Rooks Heath School a faith school?
- No. Rooks Heath School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rooks Heath School a selective school?
- No. Rooks Heath School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Rooks Heath School?
- Rooks Heath School is part of TITHE ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rooks Heath School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.5 in 2022/23 and 40.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rooks Heath School rank locally?
- Rooks Heath School ranked 12th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rooks Heath School's absence rate?
- Rooks Heath School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rooks Heath School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rooks Heath 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.