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State-funded · Secondary · Harrow

Canons High School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · 1,139 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
1,139 census January 2026
Capacity
1,280
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Mr David Bullock
Trust
CANONS HIGH SCHOOL
Address
Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN
Borough
Harrow
Telephone
02089515780
DfE reference (URN)
137199

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 492%
In a sustained education destination89%
Going to a school sixth form38%
Going to a sixth-form college12%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider39%
In a sustained apprenticeship1%
In sustained employment1%
Whose destination was not sustained1%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 212 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study79%
Progressing to higher education54%
Progressing to further education1%
In a sustained apprenticeship4%
In sustained employment15%
Whose destination was not sustained10%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 143 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

    Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027 (your home borough's date).

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Open days and tours

  1. Open morning · 09:00Tuesday 13 October 2026, 09:00 to 10:00

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  2. Open morning · 09:00Wednesday 14 October 2026, 09:00 to 10:00

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  3. Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 17:00Thursday 12 November 2026, 17:00 to 19:00

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

102 first-preference applications and 303 applications naming it at any preference for 193 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026193102303
September 2025166103332
September 2024208118357
September 2023204120353

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Harrow: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 65.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 91.4% were offered one of their preferences (2,840 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 17 January 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth-form provision
Good

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 43.3 · 2023/24: 47.6
    39.1This school51.1Harrow46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 33% · 2023/24: 46%
    35%This school54%Harrow45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 53% · 2023/24: 67%
    48%This school70%Harrow65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 20% · 2023/24: 16%
    35%This school67%Harrow40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.66 · 2023/24: 4
    3.40This school4.72Harrow4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 193 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: D+ · 2023/24: D+
    CThis schoolB-HarrowB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 24 · 2023/24: 23.5
    28.8This school36.7Harrow35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 25.2 · 2023/24: 24.2
    29.2This school37.4Harrow35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 2% · 2023/24: 2%
    4%This school20%Harrow18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: -0.26
    0.07This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 84 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
29.5% January 2026
English as an additional language
67.4%
Receiving SEN support
7.6%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
1.2%
Girls / boys
43% / 57%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
9.8% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
39.7%
Pupils per teacher
15.4 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
1,280
Pupils on roll
1,217

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Harrow

1,206 pupils · Attainment 8 64 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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