Priestmead Primary School and Nursery
Hartford Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 8SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PEGASUS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Creamer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pegasus Partnership Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Harrow East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 892
- Pupils on roll
- 877
- URN
- 146750
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089075434
About this school
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 877 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 114 | 117 | 108 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 80% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 14% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 92% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Priestmead Primary School and Nursery 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 | 72% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 879 |
| 2023/24 | 876 |
| 2024/25 | 880 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Priestmead Primary School and Nursery compares
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery ranked 15th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.5% | 11% | 877 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 86% | 4.2% | 11.5% | 447 | 0.4 miles |
| Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery | 66% | 5.8% | 18% | 805 | 0.6 miles |
| Belmont School | 56% | 5.6% | 24.5% | 658 | 0.6 miles |
| Kenmore Park Junior School | 60% | 4.5% | 29.7% | 321 | 0.8 miles |
| Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 15.9% | 278 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.99%
- English as an additional language
- 49.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.52%
- Persistent absence
- 7.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Belmont School0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Kenmore Park Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery ranks 8th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Harrow.
- 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
- Hujjat Primary School Primary
- Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kenmore Park Junior School Primary
- Longfield Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Priestmead Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Priestmead Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Priestmead Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Priestmead Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Amy Creamer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Priestmead Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Priestmead Primary School and Nursery, 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 Priestmead Primary School and Nursery?
- Priestmead Primary School and Nursery has 877 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Priestmead Primary School and Nursery full?
- Priestmead Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 892 pupils and 877 on roll (98%), 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 Priestmead Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Priestmead Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Priestmead Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Priestmead Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Priestmead Primary School and Nursery?
- Priestmead Primary School and Nursery is part of THE PEGASUS PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Priestmead Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Priestmead Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Priestmead Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Priestmead Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Priestmead Primary School and Nursery ranked 15th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Priestmead Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Priestmead Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Priestmead Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Priestmead Primary School and Nursery'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.