Community school · Harrow

Marlborough Primary School

3–11Ages
651Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102186URN

Marlborough Hill, Harrow, HA1 1UJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.4 above Harrow median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Harrow

278 applications for 88 places · 12th of 39 in Harrow

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Harrow 74% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Harrow median (2.8) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

278 applications · 88 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 3.2; Harrow median median 2.8
2025 3.5; Harrow median median 2.8
2024 4.2; Harrow median median 2.8
2023 4.9; Harrow median median 2.9
2022 4.8; Harrow median median 2.7
2021 4.8; Harrow median median 2.9
2020 4.1; Harrow median median 2.8
2019 3.9; Harrow median median 3.0
2018 3.9; Harrow median median 3.1
2017 4.7; Harrow median median 3.3
2016 4.5; Harrow median median 3.2
2015 4.2; Harrow median median 3.3
2014 4.8; Harrow median median 3.6

More applications per place than the Harrow median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Harrow median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	88	278	3.2	72	0.82
Sep 2025	89	315	3.5	67	0.75
Sep 2024	89	374	4.2	81	0.91
Sep 2023	90	439	4.9	118	1.31
Sep 2022	90	436	4.8	123	1.37
Sep 2021	89	426	4.8	106	1.19
Sep 2020	90	372	4.1	100	1.11
Sep 2019	90	349	3.9	96	1.07
Sep 2018	89	346	3.9	99	1.11
Sep 2017	90	419	4.7	125	1.39
Sep 2016	90	408	4.5	126	1.40
Sep 2015	90	379	4.2	89	0.99
Sep 2014	90	435	4.8	117	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 72% · Maths 83% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%26th of 38 in Harrow

Harrow 74% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Harrow 86% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Harrow 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Harrow 78% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Harrow 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Harrow 87% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Harrow 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Harrow median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	9%	105	108
2023/24	65%	4%	107	108
2022/23	64%	17%	105	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Marlborough Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Norbury School
0.7 km · Harrow

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School
0.8 km · Harrow

Good2022

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery
1.2 km · Harrow

Good2023

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Belmont School
1.4 km · Harrow

Good2024

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Vaughan Primary School
1.5 km · Harrow

2026

4.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Pinner Park Primary School
1.5 km · Harrow

Good2024

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Harrow

Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Harrow

Good2024

2.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102186 · 310/2051
Capacity: 712 pupils · 651 on roll
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Marlborough Hill, Harrow, HA1 1UJ
Local authority: Harrow

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources