Community school · Harrow

Vaughan Primary School

3–11Ages
668Pupils
PrimaryPhase
102223URN

The Gardens, Vaughan Road, West Harrow, Harrow, HA1 4EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

2.0 above Harrow median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Harrow

427 applications for 89 places · 2nd of 39 in Harrow

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Harrow 74% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

4.8applications per place, Reception

2.0 above Harrow median (2.8) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

427 applications · 89 places offered · 129 named it first

2026 4.8; Harrow median median 2.8
2025 4.6; Harrow median median 2.8
2024 4.9; Harrow median median 2.8
2023 4.8; Harrow median median 2.9
2022 4.7; Harrow median median 2.7
2021 4.9; Harrow median median 2.9
2020 4.5; Harrow median median 2.8
2019 3.3; Harrow median median 3.0
2018 3.1; Harrow median median 3.1
2017 3.3; Harrow median median 3.3
2016 3.5; Harrow median median 3.2
2015 3.3; Harrow median median 3.3
2014 3.2; Harrow median median 3.6

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	89	427	4.8	129	1.45
Sep 2025	90	411	4.6	136	1.51
Sep 2024	88	432	4.9	155	1.76
Sep 2023	90	433	4.8	140	1.56
Sep 2022	90	420	4.7	134	1.49
Sep 2021	90	443	4.9	131	1.46
Sep 2020	90	403	4.5	139	1.54
Sep 2019	90	297	3.3	93	1.03
Sep 2018	90	278	3.1	98	1.09
Sep 2017	89	292	3.3	83	0.93
Sep 2016	87	303	3.5	99	1.14
Sep 2015	90	295	3.3	85	0.94
Sep 2014	90	292	3.2	86	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%5th of 38 in Harrow

Harrow 74% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Harrow 86% England 78%

Higher standard49%

Harrow 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Harrow 78% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Harrow 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Harrow 87% England 77%

Higher standard42%

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	86%	21%	109	108
2023/24	81%	21%	110	107
2022/23	78%	16%	107	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

Vaughan Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

4.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
0.9 km · Harrow

Good2023

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Longfield Primary School
1.0 km · Harrow

Good2023

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Harrow

Outstanding2024

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Norbury School
1.1 km · Harrow

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Roxeth Primary School
1.4 km · Harrow

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Harrow

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
1.5 km · Harrow

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School
1.7 km · Harrow

Good2022

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102223 · 310/2097
Capacity: 630 pupils · 668 on roll
Free school meals: 17.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Gardens, Vaughan Road, West Harrow, Harrow, HA1 4EL
Local authority: Harrow

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources