Claremont High School, Harrow

In its own words: "Our aim is to prepare our pupils to realise their full potential. In partnership with parents/carers and the wider community, we also aim to promote the individual progress and well-being of all pupils and to help them work towards excellence in academic, social and cultural activities."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Students aged 11 to 19 join us on an exceptional learning journey and we work together to nurture talents, build confidence, enabling them to succeed and thrive. As a team we deliver success through our core values of Excellence, Respect, Admiration, Enjoyment and Perseverance."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Claremont High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.1 in Brent and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Brent and 47% in England.

That is down from 54.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.59: 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 47.7, against 52.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 341 families put Claremont High School as their first choice and 973 named it as one of their preferences, for 260 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 114 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Claremont High School are St Gregory's Catholic Science College (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.5); JFS (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 66.4); Kingsbury High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); and Canons High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.7).

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

Claremont High School is one of 4 schools run by Chrysalis Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

125 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Claremont High School (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

Of the 266 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college, 0% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 125 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 71% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

44.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (40%), other ethnic groups (15%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 87 pupils (5.1%) received SEN support and 47 (2.8%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest Underground station is Kingsbury Underground Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shrewsbury Avenue (->w), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 253 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Brent (744).

In 2024/25, Claremont High School issued 86 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Claremont High School are Uxendon Manor Primary School (0.2 miles), St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Glebe Primary School (0.5 miles) and Mount Stewart Junior School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.