What did Ofsted judge Harrow High School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Harrow High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Harrow High School?

Harrow High School has 982 pupils on roll.

What ages does Harrow High School take?

Harrow High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Harrow High School located?

Harrow High School is located in Harrow, HA1 2JG, Harrow.

How do I apply to Harrow High School?

Harrow High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How are Year 7 places decided at Harrow High School?

When Harrow High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical or social needs of the child — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to a specific school because of special circumstances to do with significant medical needs and or social needs; 3. Medical reasons relevant to parent(s) — Parent(s) where there are special medical reasons for seeking a place for their child at the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If more applications are received in any one criterion than there are places available the tiebreaker of distance from the address point for the home address to the centre point for the school site, measured in a straight line, will be applied. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the preferred school and places cannot be offered to all of the applicants affected, the available place(s) will be allocated using a random computer selection.

What is the largest ethnic background at Harrow High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.8% of pupils at Harrow High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Harrow High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Medical or social needs of the child — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to a specific school because of special circumstances to do with significant medical needs and or social needs.
3Medical reasons relevant to parent(s) — Parent(s) where there are special medical reasons for seeking a place for their child at the school.
4Siblings — Children with a brother or sister attending the school in Years 7 to 11 at the time of application. The sibling link does not apply to students who are attending the sixth form in September 2027.
5Children of staff of the school — Children where their parent(s) has been employed by the Academy Trust at the school for at least two years at the date of admission or where the member of staff has been recruited to a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
6Distance from home to school — Places are allocated to applicants who live closest to the school. This must be the address where parent and child normally live and they must be living there on the closing date for receipt of applications.

If two applications tie: If more applications are received in any one criterion than there are places available the tiebreaker of distance from the address point for the home address to the centre point for the school site, measured in a straight line, will be applied. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the preferred school and places cannot be offered to all of the applicants affected, the available place(s) will be allocated using a random computer selection.

Document also describes sixth form (Harrow Collegiate) arrangements, but these are collaborative course-based entry requirements rather than a numbered oversubscription criteria list, so no separate Year 12 entry is included.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Harrow High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Harrow High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Harrow High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Harrow High School?: Harrow High School has 982 pupils on roll.
What ages does Harrow High School take?: Harrow High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Harrow High School located?: Harrow High School is located in Harrow, HA1 2JG, Harrow.
How do I apply to Harrow High School?: Harrow High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Harrow High School?: When Harrow High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical or social needs of the child — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to a specific school because of special circumstances to do with significant medical needs and or social needs; 3. Medical reasons relevant to parent(s) — Parent(s) where there are special medical reasons for seeking a place for their child at the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If more applications are received in any one criterion than there are places available the tiebreaker of distance from the address point for the home address to the centre point for the school site, measured in a straight line, will be applied. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the preferred school and places cannot be offered to all of the applicants affected, the available place(s) will be allocated using a random computer selection.
What is the largest ethnic background at Harrow High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.8% of pupils at Harrow High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Harrow High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Medical or social needs of the child — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to a specific school because of special circumstances to do with significant medical needs and or social needs.
3Medical reasons relevant to parent(s) — Parent(s) where there are special medical reasons for seeking a place for their child at the school.
4Siblings — Children with a brother or sister attending the school in Years 7 to 11 at the time of application. The sibling link does not apply to students who are attending the sixth form in September 2027.
5Children of staff of the school — Children where their parent(s) has been employed by the Academy Trust at the school for at least two years at the date of admission or where the member of staff has been recruited to a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
6Distance from home to school — Places are allocated to applicants who live closest to the school. This must be the address where parent and child normally live and they must be living there on the closing date for receipt of applications.

Harrow High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Harrow High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Harrow High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Harrow High School?: Harrow High School has 982 pupils on roll.
What ages does Harrow High School take?: Harrow High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Harrow High School located?: Harrow High School is located in Harrow, HA1 2JG, Harrow.
How do I apply to Harrow High School?: Harrow High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How are Year 7 places decided at Harrow High School?: When Harrow High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Children who are looked after or were previously looked after - A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical or social needs of the child — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to a specific school because of special circumstances to do with significant medical needs and or social needs; 3. Medical reasons relevant to parent(s) — Parent(s) where there are special medical reasons for seeking a place for their child at the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If more applications are received in any one criterion than there are places available the tiebreaker of distance from the address point for the home address to the centre point for the school site, measured in a straight line, will be applied. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the preferred school and places cannot be offered to all of the applicants affected, the available place(s) will be allocated using a random computer selection.
What is the largest ethnic background at Harrow High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.8% of pupils at Harrow High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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