Best secondary schools in Harrow
12 of 14 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Harrow schools · primary schools
Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 8 of 14 rated Good or Outstanding
- 4 oversubscribed on first preference
- 6 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Progress 8: 0.59 (best 1.1)
| # | School | Progress 8 | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avanti House School Stanmore | 1.1 | Not judged | oversubscribed 2.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | Bentley Wood High School Stanmore hidden gem | 0.9 | Outstanding | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | Whitmore High School Harrow | 0.75 | Not judged | oversubscribed 1.58 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Pinner High School Pinner | 0.71 | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Harrow High School Harrow hidden gem | 0.62 | Good | undersubscribed 0.39 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | Nower Hill High School Pinner | 0.62 | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.26 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | The Sacred Heart Language College Harrow | 0.56 | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | Salvatorian Roman Catholic College Harrow hidden gem | 0.45 | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Rooks Heath School Harrow hidden gem | 0.32 | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.41 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Park High School Stanmore | 0.17 | Not judged declining | undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Hatch End High School Harrow hidden gem | -0.03 | Good | undersubscribed 0.54 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | Canons High School Edgware hidden gem | -0.07 | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Harrow
2 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Harrow, not a fairer one.
Applying in Harrow
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the Harrow admission criteria.
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