The Welldon Park Academy
Wyvenhoe Road, Harrow, HA2 8LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PEGASUS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Bates
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pegasus Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 146782
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088649378
About this school
The Welldon Park Academy is a primary academy in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 420 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 74 | 59 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 54% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 69% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 59% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 The Welldon Park Academy 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 | 41% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 445 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Welldon Park Academy compares
The Welldon Park Academy ranked 25th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.1% | 22.8% | 420 | — |
| Greenwood Primary School | 68% | 6.4% | 36.8% | 613 | 0.6 miles |
| Petts Hill Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 46.9% | 242 | 0.6 miles |
| Wood End Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 20.9% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| Heathland School | 63% | 5% | 17.9% | 656 | 0.6 miles |
| Grange Primary School | 65% | 6% | 29.2% | 443 | 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)
- 22.75%
- English as an additional language
- 73%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 18.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Petts Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Wood End Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northolt
-
Heathland School0.6 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Grange Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Harrow
Other schools in Harrow
The Welldon Park Academy ranks 14th 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 The Welldon Park Academy teach?
- The Welldon Park Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of The Welldon Park Academy?
- The headteacher of The Welldon Park Academy is Mrs Rachel Bates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Welldon Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Welldon Park Academy, 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 The Welldon Park Academy?
- The Welldon Park Academy has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Welldon Park Academy full?
- The Welldon Park Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 420 on roll (67%), 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 The Welldon Park Academy a faith school?
- No. The Welldon Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Welldon Park Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Welldon Park Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Welldon Park Academy?
- The Welldon Park Academy 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.
- How have The Welldon Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Welldon Park Academy rank locally?
- The Welldon Park Academy ranked 25th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Welldon Park Academy's absence rate?
- The Welldon Park Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Welldon Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Welldon Park Academy'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.