Avanti House School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,206 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 64.0
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Canons High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,139of 1,280 places
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 193
- Ofsted
- Good, 17 January 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Canons High School (URN 102237, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 212 pupils who finished Year 11 at Canons High School in 2023, 38% stayed on in Canons High School’s own sixth form (Harrow average 49%), 39% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 143 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (Harrow 60%, England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.1 against 46.1 across England and 51.1 in Harrow, with 35% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 42% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
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 | Canons High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 212 | 2,618 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 94% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 38% | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 12% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 39% | 32% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 7% | 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 | Canons High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 143 | 2,588 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 79% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 60% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 11% | 26% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 15% | 13% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Canons High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.1 | 51.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 35% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.40 | 4.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 38% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.1 | 39.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.0 | 55.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 78% | 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 | 190 | 98% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 54% |
| English Language | 189 | 98% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 61% |
| English Literature | 169 | 88% | 86% | 19% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 130 | 67% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 34% |
| History | 94 | 49% | 41% | 18% | 26% | 50% |
| Business Studies | 81 | 42% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 44% |
| Geography | 79 | 41% | 41% | 14% | 25% | 57% |
| Religious Studies | 60 | 31% | 31% | 38% | 32% | 83% |
| Biology | 59 | 31% | 23% | 27% | 45% | 81% |
| Physics | 58 | 30% | 23% | 29% | 46% | 81% |
| Chemistry | 56 | 29% | 23% | 25% | 47% | 84% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 26% | 13% | 8% | 30% | 35% |
| Spanish | 33 | 17% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 24% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 15% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 25% |
| Italian | 25 | 13% | 0% | 16% | 53% | 76% |
| Photography | 22 | 11% | 6% | 5% | 19% | 86% |
| Art and Design | 22 | 11% | 7% | 5% | 24% | 45% |
| Media Studies | 22 | 11% | 4% | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| French | 14 | 7% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 50% |
| Drama | 13 | 7% | 7% | 23% | 27% | 85% |
| Music | 11 | 6% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 64% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 11 | 6% | 8% | 27% | 21% | 64% |
| Statistics | 3 | 2% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Gujarati | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 1% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 34 | 40% | — |
| Health Studies | 24 | 29% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 23 | 27% | — |
| Sports Studies | 18 | 21% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Canons High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 281 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 84 | 1,753 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 28.76 | 36.66 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 5% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 36 | 43% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 28 | 33% | 13% |
| Sociology | 24 | 29% | 13% |
| Economics | 24 | 29% | 13% |
| English Literature | 12 | 14% | 11% |
| Mathematics | 12 | 14% | 31% |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 14% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 13% | 17% |
| Biology | 11 | 13% | 20% |
| Politics | 9 | 11% | 6% |
| Media Studies | 8 | 10% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 10% | 5% |
| History | 7 | 8% | 13% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Arabic | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 7 | 8% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 7% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 7% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where Canons High School is
Other secondary schools in Harrow are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Harrow’s allocation statistics.
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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.