School Chooser

Glebe Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedCouncil566 pupilsNursery Free breakfast clubHarrow
School Chooser Score
14
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 8 to 23, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 4% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedRequires improvementLast Ofsted inspection, October 2023
Reached the expected level at 1156%England 63%
Attendance95.2%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families9%Far fewer than most schools
Parents would recommend94%53 Parent View responses
Places116 spare566 pupils, 682 places

Glebe Primary School is a council school in Harrow for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 566 pupils and room for 682. About 9 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 14 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 4% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2023.

Glebe Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 9LF020 8204 6564glebe.harrow.sch.ukMr Sash Hamidi headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 11 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Requires improvement overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

77 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1156%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level3%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score105.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 72%72%20172018: 78%78%20182019: 80%80%20192023: 69%69%20232024: 60%60%20242025: 56%56%2025
Since 2017: -16%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017HarrowEngland
Pupils tested777075908788
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths56%60%69%80%78%72%73%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths3%6%5%8%14%17%10%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0106.0106.0105.0107.0104.0107.1105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score105.0107.0107.0108.0107.0107.0107.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score107.0109.0108.0110.0110.0108.0108.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard70%76%81%86%87%77%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard81%76%88%93%83%84%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)71%71%76%88%89%84%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.5+0.7+2.0+1.5
Maths progressMaths progress score+4.1+2.5+2.4+4.1
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged14%14%58%71%85%37%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged65%65%71%84%76%81%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
14%65%
Gap 51 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
60%52%
Gap 8 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
58%56%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%3%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

A few spare places549 pupils for 619 places, 2024/25
89% full

About 70 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 9% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (54 offers for 90 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary9012654all offeredLA
2025 Primary9012451all offeredLA
2024 Primary9020787all offeredLA
2023 Primary90192900.9 milesLA

What parents say

Would recommend the school94%England 87%
My child is happy here96%agree or strongly agree
My child feels safe91%
Positive overall
My child is happy at this school
96%England 89%
My child feels safe at this school
91%England 90%
Pupils are well behavedThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
96%England 83%
Has your child been bullied here?Parents answering yes
13% yesEngland 18%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOnly parents whose child was bullied
43%England 50%
My child gets the right support to learn well
94%England 85%
Does your child have SEND?Parents answering yes
11% yesEngland 26%
The school gives them the support they needOnly parents of children with SEND
50%England 71%
The school communicates well with me
93%England 80%
My concerns have been dealt with properlyWhen I have raised concerns
85%England 69%
Decisions put the child's best interests first
91%England 82%
I would recommend this school
94%England 87%
Strongly agreeAgreeDon't knowDisagreeStrongly disagreeEngland, agree or yes

From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 53 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll566Census January 2026
Places68283% full
Pupils from low-income families9%9% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English94%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support12%65 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%20 pupils with a plan
Average class size26.319 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)9%£71,300 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls291 / 275
White British pupils3%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 26.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.0 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (50), Specific learning difficulty (20), emotional and mental health (9), Physical disability (6).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll566580630639648664
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals9%9%9%10%9%7%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language94%93%91%93%92%94%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support10%8%9%9%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%1%1%1%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.2%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school13.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.52024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.8%5.5%5.6%5.2%2.9%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.7%4.5%4.4%4.1%2.4%3.1%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%1.0%1.2%1.1%0.5%0.6%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence13.2%15.1%15.7%13.8%6.9%5.7%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.50.00.00.30.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers47.6full-time equivalent, 54 people
Pupils per teacher11.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers96%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants55.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,963
Teachers who left in the year25%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.92024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,078England £7,738. Total £4.6m
Income per pupil£6,759England £7,697. Total £3.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,379England £3,480
Money in reserve-19%In the red: -£743k, -£1,313 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£747kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,078spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m43112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate49 per 1,000 people47% lower than the England average
Typical house price£550,000Harrow
Nearest bus stop420 mThe Honeypot, 5 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil280 m278Good 202338Compare
Kenmore Park Junior SchoolCouncil280 m321Good 202341Compare
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy510 m448No overall grade 202496Compare
Uxendon Manor Primary SchoolCouncil930 m673Good 202381Compare
Priestmead Primary School and NurseryAcademy0.9 miles877Outstanding 202396Compare
Camrose Primary With NurseryCouncil0.9 miles410Good 202451Compare
Stag Lane Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles855No overall grade 202468Compare
Mount Stewart Infant SchoolAcademy0.9 milesGood 2024Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Glebe Primary School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats4%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 14 is 54 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 3 · middle 68 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Glebe Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil280 m278Good 202338Compare
Uxendon Manor Primary SchoolCouncil930 m673Good 202381Compare
Camrose Primary With NurseryCouncil0.9 miles410Good 202451Compare
Stag Lane Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles855No overall grade 202468Compare
Roe Green Infant SchoolCouncil1.0 miles451Good 202347Compare
Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolAcademy1.1 miles456No overall grade 202599Compare
Elmgrove Primary School & NurseryCouncil1.2 miles805Good 202336Compare
Kingsbury Green Primary SchoolCouncil1.3 miles576Good 202479Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 14 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 14% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 8 to 23. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
+0.02
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 77 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well below
-0.54
Ofsted grade, 2.9 years old
Progress pupils make20%above
+0.16
DfE progress measure; 77 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.10
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
+0.01
2024/25; 531 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well below
-0.14
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 77 pupils
What parents say5%above
+0.03
Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 53 responses

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Glebe Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Glebe Primary School scores 14 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 4% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 8 to 23, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Glebe Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Glebe Primary School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 11 October 2023.

How good are Glebe Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 56% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Glebe Primary School have?

566 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 682 places, so it is 83% full.

Is Glebe Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 70 places were empty in 2024/25 (11% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Glebe Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

What do parents say about Glebe Primary School?

94% of the 53 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 96% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.

How big are the classes at Glebe Primary School?

The average class had 26.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does Glebe Primary School have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Glebe Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 9LF
Telephone
020 8204 6564
Website
www.glebe.harrow.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mr Sash Hamidi
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Harrow
Ward
Kenton East
Constituency
Harrow East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102224 · LAESTAB 3102098 · UKPRN 10080041

Where these figures come from