Side by side
Nower Hill High School and Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Nower Hill High School takes boys and girls; Salvatorian Roman Catholic College is a boys' school.
- Nower Hill High School takes ages 11 to 18; Salvatorian Roman Catholic College takes ages 11 to 16.
- Nower Hill High School has 2,030 pupils; Salvatorian Roman Catholic College has 802.
- The two schools are 1.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Nower Hill High School | Salvatorian Roman Catholic College |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 2,030 DfE register | 802 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Harrow DfE register | Harrow DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 392 first preferences for 310 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 98 first preferences for 143 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 28 November 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 23 February 2022: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 59 (2024/25) DfE | 54.1 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 68% (2024/25) DfE | 58% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | B- (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: points per entry | 38.1 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 98% (left 2022/23) DfE | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 89% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 19.2% DfE register | 27.1% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 53.2% school census 2024/25 | 60.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 9% school census 2024/25 | 15.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.5 DfE workforce census | 18.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.2% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.