Weald Rise Primary School, Harrow
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school provides a strong start for children in Nursery through engaging activities. The headteacher has shown strong leadership in improving teaching quality and supporting pupils with behavioural needs. The school offers enriching experiences including trips and a range of creative activities that broaden pupils' horizons.
Key Strengths
- Children make good progress in Nursery with captivating activities
- Headteacher has taken strong action to tackle weak teaching, with visible improvement in mathematics
- Specialist support successfully helps pupils with behavioural and emotional difficulties
- Strong safeguarding procedures and robust governance
- Pupils enjoy trips and creative activities in art, PE and ICT since January
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not consistently good - lesson plans focus on what pupils do rather than what they learn
- Pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is below average
- Work is not sufficiently challenging for more able pupils or engaging for boys
- Teachers do not check progress during lessons to adapt difficulty
- Too many pupils have poor attendance
Safeguarding
Safeguarding procedures are thorough and effective, with pupils feeling safe in the school.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips out, art activities, physical education, information and communication technology
Weald Infant and Nursery School requires improvement after being rated inadequate at the previous inspection. The school has made some progress under new leadership but teaching quality and pupil attainment in reading, writing and mathematics remain below average.
At a Glance
27.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 87%. Maths has improved from 79% to 87%. Writing has improved from 72% to 78%.
Class Sizes
23.7
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
22.9
KS2
15
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
361 pupils
476 capacity
115 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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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.77901%
Overall absence
17.45152%
Persistent absence
361
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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