Avanti House School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 367 families put Avanti House School as their first choice and 879 named it as one of their preferences, for 167 places offered. That is 2.2 first choices for every place. 212 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 243 in 2021 to 367 in 2026, while places went from 174 to 167.
26% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Harrow, 66% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 91% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Harrow lodged 65 appeals against secondary school offers; 57 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (7% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 167 | 367 | 879 | 2.2 | 212 |
| 2025 | 169 | 369 | 879 | 2.2 | 218 |
| 2024 | 171 | 321 | 762 | 1.9 | 166 |
| 2023 | 175 | 282 | 766 | 1.6 | 127 |
| 2022 | 177 | 272 | 707 | 1.5 | 113 |
| 2021 | 174 | 243 | 705 | 1.4 | 89 |
| 2020 | 176 | 293 | 776 | 1.7 | 139 |
| 2019 | 175 | 262 | 725 | 1.5 | 117 |
| 2018 | 177 | 228 | 610 | 1.3 | 79 |
| 2017 | 178 | 162 | 526 | 0.9 | 33 |
| 2016 | 177 | 177 | 496 | 1.0 | 48 |
| 2015 | 178 | 97 | 461 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 161 | 78 | 361 | 0.5 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.