Earlsmead Primary School
Arundel Drive, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 8PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TITHE ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Ms Barbara Graham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Tithe Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 344
- URN
- 144883
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088645546
About this school
Earlsmead Primary School is a primary academy in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 344 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 55 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 53% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 73% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Earlsmead Primary 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 | 67% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 327 |
| 2023/24 | 355 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Earlsmead Primary School compares
Earlsmead Primary School ranked 37th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.7% | 30.3% | 344 | — |
| Heathland School | 63% | 5% | 17.9% | 656 | 0.4 miles |
| Petts Hill Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 46.9% | 242 | 0.6 miles |
| Willow Tree Primary School | 66% | 6.6% | 43.8% | 462 | 0.6 miles |
| Deanesfield Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 16.1% | 684 | 0.8 miles |
| The Welldon Park Academy | 69% | 6.1% | 22.8% | 420 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report4 June 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.25%
- English as an additional language
- 70.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.67%
- Persistent absence
- 17.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heathland School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Petts Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Willow Tree Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Deanesfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
The Welldon Park Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
Earlsmead Primary School ranks 25th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Harrow.
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Heathland School Primary
- Hujjat Primary School Primary
- Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kenmore Park Junior School Primary
- Longfield Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
- Mount Stewart Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Earlsmead Primary School teach?
- Earlsmead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Earlsmead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Earlsmead Primary School is Ms Barbara Graham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Earlsmead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Earlsmead Primary 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 Earlsmead Primary School?
- Earlsmead Primary School has 344 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Earlsmead Primary School full?
- Earlsmead Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 344 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 Earlsmead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Earlsmead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Earlsmead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Earlsmead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Earlsmead Primary School?
- Earlsmead Primary 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.
- What SEN provision does Earlsmead Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Earlsmead Primary 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 Earlsmead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Earlsmead Primary School rank locally?
- Earlsmead Primary School ranked 37th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Earlsmead Primary School's absence rate?
- Earlsmead Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Earlsmead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Earlsmead Primary 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 10 July 2026.