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Shaftesbury High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school
Headstone Lane, Harrow HA3 6LE · shaftesbury.harrow.sch.uk · 020 8428 2482
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2018/19
- 0.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Harrow 50.9, England 46.7
- Pupils
- 165
- 94% of 175 places
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.5%
- First language not English
- 49.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2018/19 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.3, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Harrow it was 50.9, and across England 46.7.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 19.2 | −30.8 |
| Other education | 73.1 | +30.8 |
| Activity not captured | 7.7 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Shaftesbury High School on 20 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 17
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (100%) with SEND