Cedars Manor School, Harrow
Cedars Manor School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Harrow. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2011. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 25th-highest of the 28 schools in Harrow with published results, and 9,982nd of 14,452 across England. It was 57% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2011)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Harrow (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cedars Manor School in detail
Cedars Manor School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports, choir, coding, cooking and maths club.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Cedars Manor School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 85% in Harrow and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 70% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Cedars Manor School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Cedars Manor School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cedars Manor School are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 88% maths); Pinner Park Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 91% reading, 85% maths); Hujjat Primary School (0.8 miles, Good); and Weald Rise Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cedars Manor School.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and NurseryPinner Park Primary SchoolHujjat Primary SchoolWeald Rise Primary School
What parents say
23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cedars Manor School (as of September 2025): 30% would recommend the school, 65% say their child is happy there and 36% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (65%); the weakest, that they would recommend the school (30%).
Who goes there
38.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 65.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (37%), Black (12%) and Mixed (11%).
Cedars Manor School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Headstone Lane Station, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Long Elmes / Boxtree Lane, 170 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Cedars Manor School issued 17 suspensions, 4.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cedars Manor School are Hatch End High School (0.2 miles), Harrow Collegiate (0.5 miles), Salvatorian Roman Catholic College (0.7 miles) and Whitefriars School (0.7 miles).
Hatch End High SchoolHarrow CollegiateSalvatorian Roman Catholic CollegeWhitefriars School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2011, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school has a strong early years section where young children benefit from caring staff and well-designed learning activities. Maths teaching is improving with good opportunities for pupils to practise new skills, and the school is making real progress in reading with a carefully planned phonics programme. Pupils are kept safe and staff are committed to driving improvements following recent leadership changes.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is strong, with well-designed curriculum and caring interactions that help children develop well
- Mathematics teaching is improving, with teachers providing good opportunities for pupils to practise and apply learning
- The school is making reading a priority with a well-sequenced phonics programme and steadily improving reading results
- Pupils are kept safe at school and safeguarding arrangements are effective
- Attendance is improving due to effective work with parents and carers
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils with SEND do not receive sufficiently ambitious education and lack the tools and adaptations needed to access the curriculum fully
- Teachers lack subject expertise across many subjects, leading to missed misconceptions and insecure knowledge building
- Behaviour expectations are not consistently applied, with bullying and unkind behaviour occurring at social times, particularly towards vulnerable pupils
- Leadership and governance have not been effective enough at holding the school to account and driving improvements
- Few curriculum-linked trips and activities are provided to enhance learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear procedures in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs in sport and music, swimming lessons, careers workshops, healthy lifestyles workshops
Cedars Manor School is a primary school that has faced significant challenges in recent years, disrupting pupils' learning. While new leadership appointments have been made and action plans are in place, the school currently requires improvement across most areas, though early years provision is good.
At a Glance
38.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Hearing
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
23 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 82% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 75% to 65% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
21.6
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Cedars Manor School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Cedars Manor School.
- Stomp Dance and Sports Holiday Camp280m away · Not yet graded
- Little Voices at Harrow Arts Centre810m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Cedars Manor School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Harrow. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cedars Manor School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cedars Manor School is in Harrow; for families living there:
Apply to Harrow for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 48
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 48 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 42 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Harrow is 37 (the median across 78 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
57%
Available places
360 pupils
630 places
270 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Harrow
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Harrow
Across Harrow council
Places available
3,090
Applications
2,650
Got 1st preference
86.6%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Harrow council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
38
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
16.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Cedars Manor School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
339
Total Pupils
176
Boys
163
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
16.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,645
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,722
Per pupil
£2664k
Total funding
£173k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
17.5%
Persistent absence
359
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Cedars Manor School
What are SATs results like at Cedars Manor School?
Of the pupils at Cedars Manor School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is Cedars Manor School's Ofsted rating?
Cedars Manor School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2011, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Cedars Manor School?
No fixed boundary. When Cedars Manor School is oversubscribed, Harrow allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Cedars Manor School?
Cedars Manor School was not full in 2025: it ran at 57% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Cedars Manor School?
Classes at Cedars Manor School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Cedars Manor School?
Cedars Manor School has around 339 pupils on roll. 39% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Cedars Manor School have specialist SEN provision?
Cedars Manor School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 6 places, 6 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Cedars Manor School?
6% of sessions were missed at Cedars Manor School in 2024/25. 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Cedars Manor School?
Apply through Harrow's coordinated admissions process, naming Cedars Manor School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Cedars Manor School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Cedars Manor School: Stomp Dance and Sports Holiday Camp (280m away, registered, not yet graded) and Little Voices at Harrow Arts Centre (810m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Cedars Manor School's term dates?
Cedars Manor School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Harrow. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Cedars Manor School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 48 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 42 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 13 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Harrow is 37 (the median across 78 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cedars Manor School?
Cedars Manor School is at Whittlesea Road, Harrow, HA3 6LS.
Sources: Harrow term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)