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

Ofsted judged Nower Hill High School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Nower Hill High School?

Nower Hill High School has 2,030 pupils on roll.

What ages does Nower Hill High School take?

Nower Hill High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Nower Hill High School located?

Nower Hill High School is located in Pinner, HA5 5RP, Harrow.

How do I apply to Nower Hill High School?

Nower Hill 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 close do you need to live to get into Nower Hill High School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Nower Hill High School was 0.886 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Nower Hill High School?

When Nower Hill High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after or previously 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. 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. The school centre point is computer generated and is the centre point of a bounded polygon of the school site that includes elements such as buildings, playgrounds and car parks but excludes playing fields. 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 Nower Hill High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 33.4% of pupils at Nower Hill High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Nower Hill High School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Nower Hill 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 or previously 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.
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 6th Form in September 2026.
5Children of staff — 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 and has less than two years' service.
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. The school centre point is computer generated and is the centre point of a bounded polygon of the school site that includes elements such as buildings, playgrounds and car parks but excludes playing fields. 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.

Children of multiple births: In cases where there is only one place available at the school and the next child on the waiting list is one of a twin, triplet or other multiple birth group, both twins (or all the siblings in the case of other multiple births) would be admitted, even if this meant that the school would admit in excess of the admission number.

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.

Nower Hill High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Nower Hill High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Nower Hill High School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Nower Hill High School?: Nower Hill High School has 2,030 pupils on roll.
What ages does Nower Hill High School take?: Nower Hill High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Nower Hill High School located?: Nower Hill High School is located in Pinner, HA5 5RP, Harrow.
How do I apply to Nower Hill High School?: Nower Hill 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 close do you need to live to get into Nower Hill High School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Nower Hill High School was 0.886 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Nower Hill High School?: When Nower Hill High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after or previously 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. 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. The school centre point is computer generated and is the centre point of a bounded polygon of the school site that includes elements such as buildings, playgrounds and car parks but excludes playing fields. 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 Nower Hill High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 33.4% of pupils at Nower Hill High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Nower Hill High School, year by year →

How places are decided at Nower Hill 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 or previously 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.
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 6th Form in September 2026.
5Children of staff — 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 and has less than two years' service.
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.

Nower Hill High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Nower Hill High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Nower Hill High School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Nower Hill High School?: Nower Hill High School has 2,030 pupils on roll.
What ages does Nower Hill High School take?: Nower Hill High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Nower Hill High School located?: Nower Hill High School is located in Pinner, HA5 5RP, Harrow.
How do I apply to Nower Hill High School?: Nower Hill 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 close do you need to live to get into Nower Hill High School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Nower Hill High School was 0.886 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Nower Hill High School?: When Nower Hill High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after or previously 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. 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. The school centre point is computer generated and is the centre point of a bounded polygon of the school site that includes elements such as buildings, playgrounds and car parks but excludes playing fields. 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 Nower Hill High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 33.4% of pupils at Nower Hill High School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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