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Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Ravenswood Crescent, South Harrow, Harrow HA2 9JU · newtonfarm.harrow.sch.uk · 020 8864 8081
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Harrow 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.36 mi
- 0.58 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Harrow Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 462
- 42 over 420 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
- First language not English
- 80.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.36 mi (578 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.52 mi (845 m). Source: Harrow Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 101 | 1.7▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 103 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 131 | 2.2▲ | 46% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.36 mi0.58 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.52 mi0.84 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.28 mi0.45 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 28% the higher standard. Across Harrow it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲28% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ▲114 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 86
- 18% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (17%) with SEND