Orley Farm School
Orley Farm School is an independent school in Harrow for boys and girls aged 4 to 13. It has 467 pupils and room for 500.
South Hill Avenue, Harrow, HA1 3NU020 8869 7600orleyfarm.harrow.sch.ukMr Tim Calvey headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Harrow council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 467 | 496 | 505 | 513 | 507 | 502 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dominic's Sixth Form College | Further education | 450 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hillview Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 670 m | 71 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Roxeth Primary School | Council | 750 m | 402 | No overall grade 2024 | 68 | Compare |
| St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 820 m | 404 | Outstanding 2023 | 96 | Compare |
| Seva Education | Independent | 840 m | 77 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Welldon Park Academy | Academy | 880 m | 420 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| The John Lyon School | Independent | 960 m | 781 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Wood End Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 415 | Requires improvement 2024 | 6 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Orley Farm School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Orley Farm School yet.
How many pupils does Orley Farm School have?
467 pupils aged 4 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 500 places, so it is 93% full.
Does Orley Farm School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- South Hill Avenue, Harrow, HA1 3NU
- Telephone
- 020 8869 7600
- Website
- www.orleyfarm.harrow.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Calvey
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Ward
- Harrow on the Hill
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1934
- URN
- 102248 · LAESTAB 3106003 · UKPRN 10018825
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.