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Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Doyle Gardens, Willesden, London NW10 3ST · harrislowewillesden.org.uk · 020 8838 8700
On the mapSearch near NW10 3ST
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Brent 51.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Brent Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,149
- 96% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Brent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 56.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Harris Federation
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Brent Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 158 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 158 | 79 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 129 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 168 | 107 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 108 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 195 | 105 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.6, and 39.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Brent it was 51.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲48.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.92 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 57.1 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 9.5 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 28 | +0.4 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 students | B- (35.2) | Well above average +0.45 | |
| 50 students | B- (35.4) | Well above average +0.45 | |
| 43 students | Dist (35.5) | Well above average +0.65 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 49 | B- (36.8) | +0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 56 | C+ (33) | — |
| 2021/22 | 39 | C (31.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 48 | C (28.6) | -0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 51 | C- (27) | -0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 59 | C- (27.6) | -0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 97 | D+ (22.7) | -0.34 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.1 | −2.5 |
| Further education | 3.5 | +0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 18.4 | +9.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.3 | −8.4 |
| Activity not captured | 7.9 | +1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Harris Lowe Academy Willesden on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (164 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 164
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (15%) with SEND