Hatch End High School, Harrow

In its own words: "At Hatch End High School, we care about and are totally committed to each and every student's academic success and personal wellbeing. We are proud of being a high performing, inclusive community school which welcomes all cultures, faiths and beliefs."

From the headteacher's welcome: ""The school's core values of co-operation, ambition, respect and empathy underpin all aspects of school life. The school strives to provide the same high-quality education to all pupils. Leaders work to overcome any challenges that pupils face." Ofsted 2024 It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Hatch End High School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Hatch End High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.5 in Harrow and 47 across England.

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

That is up from 43.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.03: pupils made about 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 37.4, against 52.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 110 families put Hatch End High School as their first choice and 533 named it as one of their preferences, for 204 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hatch End High School are Harrow Collegiate (0.7 miles); Salvatorian Roman Catholic College (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55); Whitefriars School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.1); and The Sacred Heart Language College (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.2).

Hatch End High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Of the 200 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 87 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 24% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 54.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (41%), White British (16%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 123 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 52 (4.2%) 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.

Hatch End High School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 9 places, 7 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Headstone Lane Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mullion Close, 170 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 210 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Harrow (374).

In 2024/25, Hatch End High School issued 63 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Hatch End High School are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery (under 0.1 miles), Cedars Manor School (0.2 miles), Pinner Park Primary School (0.6 miles) and Hujjat Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.