Alexandra School
Alexandra Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 9DX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE EDEN ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Perdy Buchanan-Barrow
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Eden Academy Trust (EAT)
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 140122
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088642739
About this school
Alexandra School is a special academy in Harrow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 99 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alexandra 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 | 0% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.58%
- English as an additional language
- 34.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.89%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gesher School0.8 miles
Special schools
-
Seva Education0.8 miles
Special schools · South Harrow
-
Buckingham Preparatory School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Pinner
-
The John Lyon School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Harrow-on-the-Hill
-
Orley Farm School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
- Kingsley High School Special schools
- Pathways School Special schools
- Shaftesbury High School Special schools
- The Helix Education Centre Local authority maintained schools
- The Jubilee Academy Free Schools
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Earlsmead Primary School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Heathland School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alexandra School teach?
- Alexandra School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Alexandra School?
- The headteacher of Alexandra School is Mrs Perdy Buchanan-Barrow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alexandra School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alexandra 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 Alexandra School?
- Alexandra School has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Alexandra School full?
- Alexandra School has capacity for 100 pupils and 99 on roll (99%), 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 Alexandra School a faith school?
- No. Alexandra School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Alexandra School?
- Alexandra School is part of THE EDEN ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Alexandra School have?
- The schools register lists Alexandra School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Alexandra School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Alexandra School's absence rate?
- Alexandra School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alexandra School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alexandra 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.