Harrow School A GSG School
- Harrow School
5 High Street
Harrow on the Hill
HA1 3HP - Head: Mr Alastair Land
- T 020 8872 8007
- F 0208 423 3112
- E [email protected]
- W www.harrowschool.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 13 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Harrow
- Pupils: 830; sixth formers: 333
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £50,550 pa
- Open days: Check school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Definitely (metaphorically and physically) a ‘short hair school’ and we couldn’t find anyone to tell us that individuality is strongly encouraged. Known for its distinctive straw hat, compulsory attire when moving around school (we marvelled at how they remained in place on the blustery day of our visit), an air of conservative uniformity permeates the site. On the subject of uniform, parents should brace themselves for...
What the school says...
Being a great school is about providing the best possible education - one that creates an appetite for life and develops the talent to live it productively. It is about learning and scholarship, nurtured by exceptional teachers who are leading lights in their chosen fields. It is about combining a breadth of experience through sport, creative and performing arts, CCF and many other character forming activities. It is about providing pastoral care that goes well beyond basic welfare and focuses on developing and maturing the individual, both emotionally and spiritually. And, vitally, it is about preparing young people for life after school at their chosen university and beyond equipping them to become suitably qualified and confident to lead, to serve and to be of good influence. These values underpin everything we do and achieve at Harrow. ...Read more
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Sports
Polo
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head Master
Since 2019, Alastair Land MA (Cantab), formerly head of Repton after three years as deputy head at Harrow. Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity College Cambridge where he was awarded a first-class honours degree in natural sciences. The ‘inspirational teaching’ he received at MGS piqued his interest in academia, later cemented by a gap year teaching in Kathmandu. First teaching job was nine years in the biology department at Eton and from there to Winchester where he was master in college and senior housemaster. Quite the most immaculately attired head we have ever encountered; we were not surprised to learn that he served as a CCF officer for his entire school career (surely it was here that he acquired his pristine style), had a close call with a career in the armed...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Although we do not have the facilities to offer highly specialised and intensive support, our qualified learning skills team supports boys with mild dyslexia and other learning difficulties through one-to-one lessons, help with study skills and certain individual arrangements. We also make access arrangements for internal and external examinations for boys with special educational needs or disabilities, in accordance with the guidelines published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ). Parents considering Harrow for a boy with special educational needs should discuss those needs with the registrar before registering.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldro | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Caldicott | 2023 | 10 | 3 | 1 Drama, 1 Academic, 1 Sport |
| Cargilfield School | 2023 | 2 | Scholarships: Music Exhibition, Academic | |
| Cothill House | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Dragon School | 2023 | 5 | 3 | 1 Academic Scholarship, 1 Clay Prize for Chemistry and 1 Geography Award |
| Dulwich Prep London | 2023 | 2 | 1 | Sport scholarship |
| Eaton House the Manor Boys’ School | 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| Hall Grove School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: Academic |
| Hereward House School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lambrook School | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 Sports Scholarship |
| Lockers Park School | 2023 | 4 | 2 | 1 Art Scholarship; 1 Music Scholarship |
| Ludgrove | 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1 Sports Scholarship |
| Newton Prep | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Notting Hill Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Sport Scholarship |
| Orley Farm School | 2023 | 3 | 4 | 2 Clay Prizes for top performances in Biology and Physics; 2 top five Common Entrance performances in Geography and Chemistry |
| Packwood Haugh School | 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 Music Scholarship |
| Papplewick School | 2023 | 5 | 3 | 1 Academic Scholarship; 1 Art Scholarship; 1 Drama Scholarship |
| St John's Beaumont School | 2023 | 4 | ||
| St Philip's School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Sunningdale School | 2023 | 1 | 2 | Music Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | 2023 | 5 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2023 | 3 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Woodcote House School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
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