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Cannon Lane Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Cannonbury Avenue, Pinner HA5 1TS · cannonlaneprimary.org · 020 8866 3536
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Harrow 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.85 mi
- 1.37 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Harrow Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 712
- 85% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- First language not English
- 51.7%
- 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 0.85 mi (1.37 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.07 mi (1.72 km). Source: Harrow Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 74% 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 | 89 | 113 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 86 | 93 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 86 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 100 | 69 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 100 | 0.8 | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.85 mi1.37 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.07 mi1.72 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.12 mi1.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 24% 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 | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ▲24% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cannon Lane Primary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sept 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 108
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (12%) with SEND