Roxeth Primary School
0.1 miles402 pupils · KS2 expected standard 63% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · All-through · Harrow
The John Lyon School
Independent school · Ages 2 to 18 · Mixed · 781 pupils
Closes in 21 days Registration deadline 31 October 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 781 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 900
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Head
- Mrs R Hardy
- Address
- Middle Road, Harrow-on-the-Hill, HA2 0HN
- Borough
- Harrow
- Telephone
- 02085159400
- DfE reference (URN)
- 102247
- Website
- johnlyon.org
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Published by the school
- Anglia Ruskin, Brunel, Camarabilbao University, City St George's, Derby, Durham, Imperial, King's College London, Leeds, Loughborough, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, Queen Mary's London, SOAS, Southampton, Surrey, Sussex, UCL, Universidad Catolica de Valencia, Warwick, Worcester As published by the school: universities named without numbers (2025) Source
- Russell Group: 52% As published by the school: “52% are attending a Russell Group university, including Warwick, UCL, King's College London.” (2025) Source
- Anglia Ruskin, Bath, Brighton, Brunel, Cambridge, City, Essex, Exeter, Harper Adams, Imperial, King's College London, LSE, Lancaster, Leeds, Leeds Beckett, Leicester, Loughborough, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Portsmouth, Queen Mary, Reading, Royal Holloway, Southampton, Suffolk, Sussex, UAL, UCL, Warwick, Westminster, York As published by the school: universities named without numbers (2024) Source
- Bath, Bristol, Brunel, Cambridge, Capel Manor College, Cardiff, City, Coventry, Edinburgh, Essex, Exeter, Imperial, Kent, King's College London, LSE, Lancaster, Leicester, Manchester, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, SOAS, Sheffield, Southampton, Staffordshire, Surrey, UEA, Warwick, Westminster, York As published by the school: universities named without numbers (2023) Source
Schools whose leavers came here
This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Durston House School, St Christopher's Prep School, St Helen's College, St Martin's School.
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Key dates for 2027 entry
Nursery (3+)
- AssessmentFriday 23 January 2026Passed
3+ Assessment Session: Friday 23 January 2026. Our Nursery Assessment is 45 minutes and takes place in the January before your child is eligible to join.
Source: johnlyon.org
- Registration deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
Deadline for applications: 31 October 2026
Source: johnlyon.org
- Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated
Successful applicants will receive an offer letter within a week of attending the assessment.
Source: johnlyon.org
Reception (4+)
- AssessmentWednesday 14 January 2026Passed
4+ Assessment Session: Wednesday 14 January 2026. Our Reception Assessment is approximately 1 hour, and takes place in the January the year prior to entry.
Source: johnlyon.org
- Registration deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
Deadline for applications: 31 October 2026
Source: johnlyon.org
- Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated
Successful applicants will receive an offer letter within a week of attending the assessment.
Source: johnlyon.org
Get a reminder before The John Lyon School's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
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.
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.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery | £4,456 | £13,368 |
| Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 | £6,385 | £19,155 |
| Year 3 to Year 6 | £7,265 | £21,795 |
| Year 7 to Upper Sixth | £10,076 | £30,228 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The school's page gives these fees including VAT. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Registration fee
- £200 per one_off Registration fee, payable on registration and non-refundable Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £1,250 per one_off Confirmation of Entrance Fee, payable by parents on acceptance of a place (UK) Source
Source: johnlyon.org · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B · 2023/24: B-BThis schoolB-HarrowB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 39.4 · 2023/24: 35.740This school36.7Harrow35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 39.6 · 2023/24: 3640This school37.4Harrow35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 25% · 2023/24: 18%24%This school20%Harrow18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: 0.320.52This 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 · 46 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.
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 10.8%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0.1%
- Girls / boys
- 23% / 77%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Harrow School
0.3 miles833 pupils · A level average A- (2024/25)
Registration: open (6 Jan 2027)Leaver destinations
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
0.3 miles408 pupils · KS2 expected standard 79% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
St Dominic's Sixth Form College
0.3 milesA level average B (2024/25)
Whitmore High School
0.4 miles1,724 pupils · Attainment 8 55 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
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