Avanti House School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,206 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 64.0
Free schools
Pinner High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,111of 1,162 places
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 175
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 5 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 at Pinner High School in 2023, 70% stayed on in Pinner High School’s own sixth form (Harrow average 49%), 15% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 93 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 81% went to university (Harrow 60%, England 37%).
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 57.1 against 46.1 across England and 51.1 in Harrow, with 70% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 54% of the year group took it, against 19% 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 | Pinner High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 178 | 2,618 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 94% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 70% | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 8% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 15% | 32% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 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 | Pinner High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 93 | 2,588 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 81% | 60% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | — | 26% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 9% | 13% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Pinner High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 57.1 | 51.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 71% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.31 | 4.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 13% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.3 | 39.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 60.3 | 55.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 47% | 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 | 175 | 100% | 88% | 43% | 22% | 83% |
| English Language | 175 | 100% | 89% | 27% | 20% | 82% |
| English Literature | 169 | 97% | 86% | 37% | 21% | 90% |
| Combined Science | 95 | 54% | 65% | 15% | 9% | 66% |
| Spanish | 95 | 54% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 62% |
| History | 91 | 52% | 41% | 48% | 26% | 79% |
| Geography | 88 | 50% | 41% | 35% | 25% | 76% |
| Business Studies | 79 | 45% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 80% |
| Biology | 76 | 43% | 23% | 54% | 45% | 95% |
| Physics | 75 | 43% | 23% | 52% | 46% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 74 | 42% | 23% | 54% | 47% | 97% |
| Computer Science | 52 | 30% | 13% | 44% | 30% | 85% |
| Physical Education | 41 | 23% | 11% | 20% | 24% | 66% |
| Chinese | 32 | 18% | 1% | 47% | 75% | 84% |
| 3D Design | 32 | 18% | 2% | 28% | 16% | 78% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 31 | 18% | 8% | 48% | 21% | 94% |
| Economics | 30 | 17% | 1% | 43% | 34% | 80% |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 15% | 31% | 38% | 32% | 85% |
| Drama | 24 | 14% | 7% | 50% | 27% | 83% |
| Fine Art | 20 | 11% | 9% | 45% | 28% | 90% |
| Music | 19 | 11% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 63% |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Statistics | 2 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Gujarati | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Pinner High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 232 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 128 | 1,753 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.23 | 36.66 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 12% | 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 | 78 | 61% | 31% |
| Biology | 39 | 30% | 20% |
| Psychology | 37 | 29% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 34 | 27% | 17% |
| Physics | 27 | 21% | 12% |
| Business Studies | 22 | 17% | 13% |
| History | 22 | 17% | 13% |
| Economics | 22 | 17% | 13% |
| English Literature | 15 | 12% | 11% |
| Geography | 14 | 11% | 10% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 10% | 5% |
| Sociology | 13 | 10% | 13% |
| Politics | 10 | 8% | 6% |
| 3D Design | 8 | 6% | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| English Language and Literature | — | — | 2% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 13 | 10% | — |
| Other Languages | IBO Standard level component | — | — | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Harrow
Bentley Wood High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,393 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.5
Canons High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,139 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.1
Harrow High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 982 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.4
Hatch End High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,226 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.9
Nower Hill High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,030 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.0
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.