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Longfield Primary School, Harrow

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Longfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Harrow. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 28 schools in Harrow with published results, and 3,885th of 14,452 across England. It was 74% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

Longfield Primary School in detail

Longfield Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school values and vision underpin all that we stand for, Longfield prides itself on being part of a community that puts children at the heart of all we do. We are a partnership that strives to achieve excellence with a commitment to lifelong learning, hence our motto, 'Learning together, Achieving forever'."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Harrow

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Longfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 85% in Harrow and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 83% in maths).

Getting a place at Longfield Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Longfield Primary School as their first choice and 148 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 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 Longfield Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Longfield Primary School are St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 92% maths); Vaughan Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 90% maths); Grange Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); and Cannon Lane Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 91% reading, 89% maths).

Longfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolVaughan Primary SchoolGrange Primary SchoolCannon Lane Primary School

Who goes there

14.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 66.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (61%), Mixed (7%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 64 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 19 (3.1%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest Underground station is Rayners Lane Underground Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Vicarage Way, 270 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Longfield Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Longfield Primary School issued 29 suspensions, 4.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Longfield Primary School are Nower Hill High School (0.7 miles), Pinner High School (0.8 miles) and Whitmore High School (0.9 miles).

Nower Hill High SchoolPinner High SchoolWhitmore High School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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 Taniya Ahmed
Pupils:617
LA:Harrow
Phone:02088667331
Address:Duke's Avenue, North Harrow, Harrow, HA2 7NZ
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 18 July 2023View full report
URN:102199
UKPRN:10080046
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Harrow West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

14.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths+3ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.9

Avg class size

26.7

Infant (KS1)

26.2

KS2

23

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

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

  • Kumon North Harrow Centre800m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Longfield Primary 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)

Source: Harrow term dates

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Rayners Lane Underground Station
600m · 10 min walk
Rayners Lane Station
618m · 10 min walk
North Harrow Underground Station
700m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Vicarage Way (Stop M)
274m · 4 min walk
Village Way East (Stop L)
301m · 5 min walk
The Ridgeway North Harrow (Stop NS)
331m · 5 min walk
Church Drive (Stop NT)
346m · 6 min walk
Imperial Drive (Stop NR)
382m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Longfield Primary 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
35
Fatal
1
Serious
3
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 31 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

8 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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Your chances of a place at Longfield Primary School

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What the report includes for Longfield Primary School:

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Longfield Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Harrow got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

74%

Available places

624 pupils

840 places

216 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(6)

18 July 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
6 June 2017
13 March 2013
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

64

SEN Support

19

EHC Plans

13.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication36
Social, Emotional & Mental Health17
Autistic Spectrum Disorder9
Specific Learning Difficulty7
Hearing Impairment7
Other3
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
5.3%
Asian
60.6%
Black
6.1%
Mixed
6.6%
Other
4.7%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.7%
English as Additional Language66.8%

617

Total Pupils

311

Boys

306

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

32

Teachers

19.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,700

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,756

Per pupil

£3984k

Total funding

£136k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£183,909
EAL funding£168,208
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

19.5%

Persistent absence

642

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised1.8%
Persistent (10%+)19.5%
Severe (50%+)5.5%

Absence trend

3.6%
18/19
3.1%
20/21
6.0%
21/22
6.9%
22/23
6.4%
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 Longfield Primary School

What are SATs results like at Longfield Primary School?

Of the pupils at Longfield Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.

What is Longfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Longfield Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023.

What is the catchment area for Longfield Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Longfield 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 Longfield Primary School?

Longfield Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 840 places.

How big are the classes at Longfield Primary School?

Classes at Longfield Primary School average 24.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Longfield Primary School?

Longfield Primary School has around 617 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Longfield Primary School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at Longfield Primary School in 2024/25. 19.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Longfield Primary School?

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

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Longfield Primary School: Kumon North Harrow Centre (800m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Longfield Primary School's term dates?

Longfield Primary 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 Longfield Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 31 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 8 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 Longfield Primary School?

Longfield Primary School is at Duke's Avenue, North Harrow, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 7NZ.

Sources: Harrow term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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