Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST · Brent · secondary school
13th of 15 secondary schools in Brent we can score, 16 in total — the rest without enough published data. 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 — 7.2/10 against 382 of them, against 4.9/10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 39.9 · 40 | 46% | 1.85 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.23 · 67 | 38% | 2.58 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 41.6 · 28 | 15% | 0.43 |
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, 39.9% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 41.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.23 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.9 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join chess, Dungeons and Dragons, Drama Club, and Student Parliament. Sports include basketball and girls' football, while arts and music cover school productions, art, and textiles. An after-school club is available.
Getting in. The school has 1120 pupils in a capacity of 1200, leaving 80 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between their Attainment 8 score and the national median? What specific support is offered to students who join the after-school club? How does the curriculum balance the wide range of clubs, from chess to drama, with core academic preparation?
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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