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Avanti House School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Wemborough Road, Stanmore HA7 2EQ · avanti.org.uk · 020 8249 6830
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 64
- average Attainment 8 score. Harrow 51.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,206
- 96% of 1,260 places
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 5.2%
- First language not English
- 51.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Avanti Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 367 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 42% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 167 | 367 | 2.2▲ | 42% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 169 | 369 | 2.2▲ | 41% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 171 | 321 | 1.9▲ | 48% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 282 | 1.6▲ | 55% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 272 | 1.5▲ | 58% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | No distance given | |
| September 2025 | 0.20 mi0.32 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
The council gives no distance. Places are offered under the school's faith rules and by random allocation.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 64, and 73.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Harrow it was 51.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲64 | 46 | ||
| ▲73.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲87.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲77.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 72.1 | −5.1 |
| Sixth form college | 8.7 | +5.4 |
| Further education | 16.4 | −0.8 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.5 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 137 students | B- (37.5) | Above average +0.32 | |
| 137 students | B- (37.5) | Above average +0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 142 | B- (37.6) | +0.29 |
| 2022/23 | 161 | C (31.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 127 | B- (36.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 36 | C- (26.6) | +0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 77.4 | −8.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 9.6 | +4.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.7 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6.2 | +3.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Avanti House School on 10 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (200 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 200
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (13%) with SEND