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Canons High School

11–18Ages
1,139Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137199URN

Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.0 below Harrow median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Harrow

303 applications for 193 places · 11th of 12 in Harrow

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.7of 90

Harrow 55.0 England 46.0

13th of 13 in Harrow

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form 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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Harrow median (2.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

303 applications · 193 places offered · 102 named it first

2026 1.6; Harrow median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Harrow median median 2.6
2024 1.7; Harrow median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Harrow median median 2.5
2022 1.7; Harrow median median 2.7
2021 1.9; Harrow median median 2.6
2020 2.3; Harrow median median 2.5
2019 3.4; Harrow median median 3.2
2018 3.5; Harrow median median 3.0
2017 3.8; Harrow median median 3.4
2016 3.5; Harrow median median 3.3
2015 4.0; Harrow median median 3.4
2014 3.7; Harrow median median 3.3

This school
Harrow median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	193	303	1.6	102	0.53
Sep 2025	166	332	2.0	103	0.62
Sep 2024	208	357	1.7	118	0.57
Sep 2023	204	353	1.7	120	0.59
Sep 2022	214	369	1.7	126	0.59
Sep 2021	218	416	1.9	139	0.64
Sep 2020	206	471	2.3	138	0.67
Sep 2019	207	713	3.4	221	1.07
Sep 2018	205	712	3.5	191	0.93
Sep 2017	208	785	3.8	259	1.25
Sep 2016	200	708	3.5	199	1.00
Sep 2015	174	691	4.0	191	1.10
Sep 2014	175	643	3.7	155	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

191 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.713th of 13 in Harrow

Harrow 55.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%13th of 13 in Harrow

Harrow 58% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

Harrow 75% England 66%

This school
Harrow median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.07

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	191	39.7	29%	50%	–
2024/25	193	39.1	35%	48%	–
2023/24	205	47.6	46%	67%	−0.07
2022/23	212	43.3	34%	53%	0.00

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Canons High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
Park High School
1.0 km · Harrow

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Kingsbury High School
1.4 km · Brent

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
Avanti House School
1.5 km · Harrow

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.3applications per place 66.1Attainment 8
Claremont High School
1.7 km · Brent

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
JFS
2.1 km · Brent

2026

2.3applications per place 66.4Attainment 8
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
2.1 km · Brent

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
London Academy
2.6 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.8applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Saracens High School
2.8 km · Barnet

Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.1Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137199 · 310/4022
Trust: Canons High School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,280 pupils · 1,139 on roll
Free school meals: 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Canons High School (URN 102237)
Address: Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN
Local authority: Harrow

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