Bentley Wood High School, Stanmore

In its own words: "At Bentley Wood High School for Girls we are proud of our fine record of academic achievement within our safe, caring, stimulating environment where pupils learn happily and well."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, badminton, dance, choir, orchestra, guitar, chess and STEM.

In 2026, pupils at Bentley Wood High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.5 in Harrow and 47 across England.

61% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Harrow and 47% in England.

That is down from 58.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.9: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 48.5, against 60.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Spanish and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 216 families put Bentley Wood High School as their first choice and 635 named it as one of their preferences, for 235 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 52 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bentley Wood High School are Salvatorian Roman Catholic College (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55); The Sacred Heart Language College (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.2); Hatch End High School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2); and Avanti House School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 66.1).

Bentley Wood High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Bentley Wood High School is one of 2 schools run by The Bentley Wood Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 220 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college.

Of the 106 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 28% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

64.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (60%), other ethnic groups (11%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 111 pupils (8%) received SEN support and 33 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Bentley Wood High School has a resourced provision: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Stanmore Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bentley Wood High School (->s), 310 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bentley Wood High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 126 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Harrow (374).

In 2024/25, Bentley Wood High School issued 36 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Bentley Wood High School are Hujjat Primary School (0.4 miles), St John's CofE School (0.6 miles), Weald Rise Primary School (0.7 miles) and Avanti House Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.