Harrow School

At a glance

Type

Independent school

Ages

12 to 19

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Church of England

Pupils

833 census January 2024

Capacity

837

Boarding

Boarding school

Sixth form

Yes

Head Master

Mr Alastair Land

Address

5 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, HA1 3HP

Borough

Harrow

Telephone

02088728000

DfE reference (URN)

102245

Website

harrowschool.org.uk

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

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Sixth form (16+)

1. InterviewsSaturday 14 November 2026In 35 days

   Interviews with the Head Master and the Registrars during the assessment at Harrow on 7 or 14 November 2026 (Late Applicants: 6 March 2027)

   Source: harrowschool.org.uk

2. Registration deadlineWednesday 6 January 2027Open

   Applications to be received by 6 January 2027 (late applicants)

   Source: harrowschool.org.uk

3. AssessmentSaturday 6 March 2027Upcoming

   Assessment for shortlisted candidates at Harrow 6 March 2027 (late applicants)

   Source: harrowschool.org.uk

4. Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated

   Results late March 2027 (late applicants)

   Source: harrowschool.org.uk

5. Registration deadlineDate not statedDate not stated

   Apply by early September of Year 11. Registrations received after this time will be considered Late Applicants.

   Source: harrowschool.org.uk

6. AssessmentDate not statedDate not stated

   Standard applicants sit tests in two chosen subjects during the Autumn term of Year 11, at school or at Harrow. Reference from head teacher by early November. Late applicants sit tests in two chosen subjects by end January of Year 11.

   Source: harrowschool.org.uk

7. InterviewsDate not statedDate not stated

   Standard applicants: assessment day at Harrow later in November, sitting third and fourth tests and having interviews with Head Master and Registrars. Overseas applicants: assessment over a Friday night and Saturday in November. Late applicants: assessment day at Harrow in early March, with further tests, interviews, and seminar with Head of Subject.

   Source: harrowschool.org.uk

8. Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated

   We make offers to Standard Applicants in the December of Year 11 and to Late Applicants in the March of Year 11.

   Source: harrowschool.org.uk

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.

Entry points, as published by the school

• Year 9 (13+)

  Register by 30 September of Year 6 (non-refundable fee GBP 450 inc VAT); later registrations are Late Applicants competing for fewer places. All boys sit the ISEB Common Pre-Test in the Autumn term of Year 6 and a confidential reference is requested; boys who pass are invited to the Harrow Test at the School in the Spring term of Year 6 (20-minute House Master interview, one-hour computerised English and Maths assessment, 20-minute group activity). Results in late April/early May of Year 6: A1 List (place in a specific House), A2 List (place, House confirmed later), B List (Waiting List) or C List (no offer); all offers are conditional on sitting Common Entrance or the Academic Scholarship examinations in Year 8. Source

• Sixth form (16+) · 20 places

  Up to 20 boys are admitted into Year 12 each year; applicants should be predicted at least seven or eight GCSE passes at grade 7/8/9 (A/A*) and suited to boarding. Register by early September of Year 11 (fee GBP 450 inc VAT) with a CV, a one-page handwritten letter to the Head Master, the most recent school report and passport ID. Strong applicants choose four intended Sixth Form subjects: tests in two subjects are sat at the applicant's own school in the Autumn term, then shortlisted boys attend an assessment day at Harrow in November for the third and fourth tests plus interviews with the Head Master and the Registrars; offers to standard applicants in December of Year 11. Source

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Inspection

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

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Results

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: A · 2023/24: A
  A-This schoolB-HarrowB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 49.2 · 2023/24: 49.1
  48.1This school36.7Harrow35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 49.9 · 2023/24: 49.6
  48.3This school37.4Harrow35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 52% · 2023/24: 54%
  45%This school20%Harrow18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.22
  0.14This 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 · 176 pupils in the cohort

GCSE figures from the DfE tables are not shown for independent schools: many of the qualifications they enter, such as IGCSEs, are not counted there.

Published by the school, 2025

• A-Level A*: nearly 1 in 3 (~33%)
• A-Level A*-A: 65%+
• A-Level A*-B: ~90%
• GCSE Grade 9: 40%+
• GCSE Grades 9-8: ~67% (two-thirds)

Source: harrowschool.org.uk · 2025

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Pupils and context

Receiving SEN support

26.5%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

0%

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

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Harrow School and Heartwood House0.5 miles apart
• Harrow School and Menorah Grammar School4.0 miles apart
• Harrow School and Beis Medrash Elyon4.1 miles apart

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