Best Schools in Pinner

How many schools are there in Pinner?

Pinner has 15 open schools: 8 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Pinner are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Pinner were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Gesher School, Pinner Wood School, St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Nower Hill High School, Grimsdyke School and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 12 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Gesher SchoolPinner Wood SchoolSt John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolNower Hill High SchoolGrimsdyke School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Pinner get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Pinner with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Pinner High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 60.3 and 72% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Nower Hill High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 58.2 and 68% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Haydon School, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.9 and 49% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Pinner High SchoolNower Hill High SchoolHaydon School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Pinner have the best SATs results?

Of the 7 primary schools in Pinner with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (94% in reading, 92% in maths); Pinner Wood School (92% in reading, 92% in maths); and Grimsdyke School (91% in reading, 92% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolPinner Wood SchoolGrimsdyke School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Pinner?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Pinner selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Pinner?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Harrow published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Nower Hill High School, 0.834 miles for 2025 entry; Pinner High School, 0.639 miles for 2025 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Nower Hill High SchoolPinner High School

Source: Harrow admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Pinner?

Apply to your council - Harrow or Hillingdon, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.