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Earlsmead Primary School, Harrow

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Earlsmead Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Harrow, part of Tithe Academy. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 27th-highest of the 28 schools in Harrow with published results, and 11,772nd of 14,452 across England. It was 79% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2020)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Harrow (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Earlsmead Primary School in detail

Earlsmead Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Earlsmead Primary is a two-form entry primary school for children from 4-11. In addition, we have an Additional Resourced Provision (ARP) for 12 children with moderate learning difficulties of which we are very proud."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a two-form entry school from Nursery to Year 6 with an Additional Resource Provision for moderate learning difficulties. As part of the Tithe Academy Trust we are linked with Rooks Heath Secondary School and The Jubilee Academy. We serve the most wonderful children and their families. Earlsmead School is a very special place with a 'family' feel."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, chess, Lego and maths club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £4 per morning.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 8.20am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Harrow

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Earlsmead Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 85% in Harrow and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Earlsmead Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Earlsmead Primary School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Earlsmead Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Earlsmead Primary School are Heathland School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 80% maths); Petts Hill Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 71% maths); Willow Tree Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 71% maths); and Deanesfield Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 98% reading, 94% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Earlsmead Primary School.

Heathland SchoolPetts Hill Primary SchoolWillow Tree Primary SchoolDeanesfield Primary School

The trust

Earlsmead Primary School is one of 3 schools run by Tithe Academy, an academy trust.

All 3 schools in Tithe Academy

What parents say

16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Earlsmead Primary School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Who goes there

72.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (53%), Black (11%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 31 pupils (9%) received SEN support and 24 (7%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Earlsmead Primary School has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Northolt Park Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Earlsmead Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Earlsmead Primary School are Rooks Heath School (0.3 miles), Islip Manor High School (0.4 miles), Queensmead School (0.7 miles) and Alec Reed Academy (1.1 miles).

Rooks Heath SchoolIslip Manor High SchoolQueensmead SchoolAlec Reed Academy

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 GIAS
Head:Ms Barbara Graham
Pupils:344
LA:Harrow
Phone:02088645546
Address:Arundel Drive, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 8PW
Trust:TITHE ACADEMY (3 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 August 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago

This judgement is from February 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 3 June 2025View full report
URN:144883
UKPRN:10064666
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Harrow West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Earlsmead creates a genuinely inclusive community where every child is encouraged to aim high. The school balances strong academics - particularly in reading - with wonderful enrichment opportunities and excellent pastoral care, ensuring pupils are happy and well-prepared for their next stage.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils are happy, feel safe, and behave well with consistent routines and effective behaviour management
  • High expectations of achievement with pupils making good progress through a broad, balanced curriculum
  • Excellent inclusive provision for pupils with SEND who learn alongside peers with effective adaptations
  • Strong focus on phonics and reading, helping all pupils become confident, independent readers
  • Rich enrichment activities and clubs that extend learning beyond the classroom

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment in foundation subjects does not consistently identify gaps in pupils' understanding, so some pupils do not build securely on prior learning
  • While the school supports all pupils well, published test outcomes do not fully reflect the quality of education due to high pupil mobility

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils knowing trusted adults they can talk to about concerns and receiving age-appropriate teaching on online safety, road safety, and healthy relationships.

Extracurricular Activities

First aid club, sign language club, gardening club, sports teams, crafts, board games, residential visits, community visits to care homes

Earlsmead Primary School has maintained its good standards and continues to provide a happy, inclusive learning environment where pupils achieve well. The school has a broad curriculum, strong focus on reading, and excellent pastoral care.

At a Glance

29.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: MLD

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

16 responses
Would recommend81%
Child is happy88%
Child does well88%
High expectations88%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved81%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)50%
Kept informed88%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)82%
Wider development81%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths-8ppWriting-13pp

Reading has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 71% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 65% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

22.9

Avg class size

21.7

Infant (KS1)

24.9

KS2

15

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Earlsmead Primary School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Earlsmead Primary School.

  • Stagecoach Harrow460m away · Not yet graded
  • Complete Sports Ltd - Heathland Primary670m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Earlsmead Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Harrow's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Northolt Park Rail Station
954m · 16 min walk
Northolt Park Station (Entrance)
969m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Kings Road (HA2) (Stop N)
435m · 7 min walk
Somervell Road (->E)
437m · 7 min walk
Holyrood Avenue (Stop L)
438m · 7 min walk
Eastcote Lane (HA4) (->S)
472m · 8 min walk
Bodmin Close (Stop S)
492m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
39
Fatal
0
Serious
6
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 33 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

6 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.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

79%

Available places

333 pupils

420 places

87 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Harrow

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,451
Projected new pupils:613

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Harrow

Across Harrow council

Low demand council-wide0.86 applications per place

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(3)

3 June 2025

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
11 February 2020
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
12 July 2016
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

31

SEN Support

24

EHC Plans

16.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Earlsmead Primary School has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication19
Autistic Spectrum Disorder12
Moderate Learning Difficulty4
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Other2
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
4.7%
Asian
53.2%
Black
10.5%
Mixed
6.4%
Chinese
0.3%
Other
6.4%
Unclassified
3.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals29.7%
English as Additional Language72.7%

344

Total Pupils

178

Boys

166

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

14

Teachers

24.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,725

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,207

Per pupil

£2281k

Total funding

£141k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£193,295
EAL funding£101,149
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

17.2%

Persistent absence

338

Enrolments

Authorised5.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
Persistent (10%+)17.2%
Severe (50%+)2.7%

Absence trend

3.3%
18/19
3.7%
20/21
6.1%
21/22
7.3%
22/23
6.0%
23/24
5.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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 Earlsmead Primary School

What are SATs results like at Earlsmead Primary School?

Of the pupils at Earlsmead Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.

What is Earlsmead Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Earlsmead Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2020, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Earlsmead Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Earlsmead Primary 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 Earlsmead Primary School?

Earlsmead Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 79% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Earlsmead Primary School?

Classes at Earlsmead Primary School average 22.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Earlsmead Primary School?

Earlsmead Primary School has around 344 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Earlsmead Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Earlsmead Primary School has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Earlsmead Primary School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at Earlsmead Primary School in 2024/25. 17.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Earlsmead Primary School?

Apply through Harrow's coordinated admissions process, naming Earlsmead Primary 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 Earlsmead Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Earlsmead Primary School: Stagecoach Harrow (460m away, registered, not yet graded) and Complete Sports Ltd - Heathland Primary (670m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Earlsmead Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 39 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 33 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Earlsmead Primary School?

Earlsmead Primary School is at Arundel Drive, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 8PW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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