Avanti House School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,206 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 64.0
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Harrow High School
- Pupils on roll
- 982of 1,100 places
- Free school meals
- 33.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 169
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 28 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Harrow High School and Sports College (URN 102242, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 172 pupils who finished Year 11 at Harrow High School in 2023, 32% stayed on in Harrow High School’s own sixth form (Harrow average 49%), 48% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 48 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 79% went to university (Harrow 60%, England 37%), and 30% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 93% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.4 against 46.1 across England and 51.1 in Harrow, with 47% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Harrow and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Harrow High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 172 | 2,618 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 94% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 32% | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 12% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 48% | 32% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Harrow High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 48 | 2,588 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 79% | 60% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 30% | 26% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 6% | 13% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Harrow High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.4 | 51.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 61% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | 4.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 42.1 | 39.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.2 | 55.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 72% | 59% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 168 | 99% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 66% |
| English Language | 168 | 99% | 89% | 24% | 20% | 73% |
| English Literature | 165 | 98% | 86% | 38% | 21% | 78% |
| Religious Studies | 158 | 93% | 31% | 20% | 32% | 61% |
| Combined Science | 134 | 79% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 59% |
| History | 79 | 47% | 41% | 18% | 26% | 56% |
| Geography | 76 | 45% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 61% |
| Spanish | 64 | 38% | 19% | 23% | 27% | 77% |
| Fine Art | 45 | 27% | 9% | 2% | 28% | 40% |
| Computer Science | 41 | 24% | 13% | 56% | 30% | 85% |
| Physical Education | 40 | 24% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 25% |
| Biology | 34 | 20% | 23% | 50% | 45% | 82% |
| Italian | 34 | 20% | 0% | 32% | 53% | 85% |
| Design and Technology | 32 | 19% | 11% | 19% | 23% | 75% |
| Physics | 30 | 18% | 23% | 67% | 46% | 93% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 17% | 23% | 79% | 47% | 97% |
| Statistics | 19 | 11% | 5% | 58% | 20% | 79% |
| Arabic | 11 | 7% | 1% | 82% | 47% | 100% |
| Economics | 11 | 7% | 1% | 18% | 34% | 100% |
| Portuguese | 4 | 2% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 4 | 2% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Turkish | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Business Studies | 3 | 2% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| Gujarati | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Health | 1 | 3% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Harrow High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 119 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 35 | 1,753 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.83 | 36.66 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 17 | 49% | 31% |
| Psychology | 13 | 37% | 23% |
| Sociology | 11 | 31% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 10 | 29% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 26% | 17% |
| Biology | 7 | 20% | 20% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| English Language and Literature | — | — | 2% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 22 | 63% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | 15 | 43% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 15 | 43% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 34% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 34% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 10 | 29% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 23% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 23% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 7 | 20% | — |
| History | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Language and Literature | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.