Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN · Harrow · secondary school
13th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 3.8/10 against 820 of them, against 3.3/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 35.2 · 28 | 30% | 0.84 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.07 · 45 | 25% | 1.12 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 39.1 · 17 | 10% | 0.17 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 35.2% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 39.1, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.07 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (3.8 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.3 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in March 2023.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Art and Photography Clubs, perform in the School Musical, and take instrumental lessons via Harrow Music Services. They attend the Shakespeare Schools Festival and visit Thorpe Park, the Particle Physics Masterclass, Battle the Bugs, the Aspire to Oxford Programme, and the cinema.
Getting in. There are 1217 pupils in a school with 1280 places, leaving 63 spare spots. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who fall behind in English and maths given the attainment gap? What specific steps are taken to improve Progress 8 scores? How accessible are the instrumental lessons for students who do not already play an instrument?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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