Cedars Manor School, Harrow
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
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
41.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
23 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 70%. Maths has declined from 82% to 72%. Writing has declined from 75% to 65%.
Class Sizes
22.4
Avg class size
22.4
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
16
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
339 pupils
486 capacity
147 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Harrow
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Harrow
Admissions Demand - Harrow
Places available
3,180
Applications
2,672
Got 1st preference
87.6%
Got preferred school
98.1%
Primary admissions across Harrow (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.98727%
Overall absence
17.54875%
Persistent absence
359
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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