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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
628Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146178URN

Melrose Road, Pinner, HA5 5RA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Harrow median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Harrow

262 applications for 87 places · 14th of 39 in Harrow

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Harrow 74% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

close to Harrow median (2.8) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

262 applications · 87 places offered · 97 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Harrow median median 2.8
2025 2.9; Harrow median median 2.8
2024 2.5; Harrow median median 2.8
2023 2.7; Harrow median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Harrow median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Harrow median median 2.9
2020 2.7; Harrow median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Harrow median median 3.0; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Harrow median median 3.1; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Harrow median median 3.3; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Harrow median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Harrow median median 3.3; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Harrow median median 3.6; as the previous school

This school
Harrow median

Dashed bars: as St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (URN 102232), the previous school.

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	87	262	3.0	97	1.11
Sep 2025	89	261	2.9	80	0.90
Sep 2024	89	221	2.5	67	0.75
Sep 2023	90	245	2.7	85	0.94
Sep 2022	90	222	2.5	82	0.91
Sep 2021	89	249	2.8	79	0.89
Sep 2020	88	238	2.7	79	0.90
Sep 2019 *	90	265	2.9	106	1.18
Sep 2018 *	90	233	2.6	76	0.84
Sep 2017 *	90	241	2.7	76	0.84
Sep 2016 *	90	264	2.9	90	1.00
Sep 2015 *	90	232	2.6	65	0.72
Sep 2014 *	90	170	1.9	61	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 89% · Maths 92% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%10th of 38 in Harrow

Harrow 74% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Harrow 86% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Harrow 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Harrow 78% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Harrow 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Harrow 87% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Harrow 38% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	84%	17%	109	110
2023/24	89%	23%	109	110
2022/23	78%	24%	109	108

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

St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Longfield Primary School
0.9 km · Harrow

Good2023

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Pinner Park Primary School
1.2 km · Harrow

Good2024

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
West Lodge Primary School
1.3 km · Harrow

Good2023

4.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Vaughan Primary School
1.4 km · Harrow

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.4applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
2.0 km · Harrow

Good2023

2.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
2.1 km · Harrow

Good2023

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
2.1 km · Harrow

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146178 · 310/3505
Trust: Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 630 pupils · 628 on roll
Free school meals: 6.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (URN 102232)
Address: Melrose Road, Pinner, HA5 5RA
Local authority: Harrow

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