Harrow School A GSG School
- Harrow School
5 High Street
Harrow on the Hill
HA1 3HP - Head: Mr Jim Hawkins
- T 020 8872 8007
- F 0208 423 3112
- E admissions@harrowschool.org.uk
- W www.harrowschool.org.uk
- An independent school for boys aged from 13 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Harrow
- Pupils: 825 (all full boarders); sixth formers: 360
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £37,350 pa
- Open days: One Saturday every month.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
We visited two very different houses – Druries, which dates back to the 1790s and is a maze of charming nooks and crannies, and the ultra-modern Lyon’s, or the Holiday Inn, as a few wags have nicknamed it. ‘It’s the best piece of real estate around here,’ joked one boy, hugely appreciative of its light, airy, five-star rooms. ‘There’s room for us to move around and not cause too much havoc.’ Discipline is clear and firm but the place feels pretty relaxed, with boys knowing exactly where they stand. ‘You are given freedom but if you abuse the freedom you…
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
What the parents say...
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking Portuguese at an English Independent School (GCSE)
2016 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking Astronomy at an English Independent School (GCSE Full Course)
Sports
Polo
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head master
Since 2011, Jim Hawkins MA (40s). Educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys in Birmingham and read maths at Brasenose College, Oxford (he was a year above David Cameron and knew the PM slightly). Did PGCE at Oxford before first teaching job at Radley – perfect combination of teaching maths and coaching rugby and rowing. Head of maths at Forest School in Walthamstow, then deputy head at Chigwell School. Prior to Harrow he was head of Norwich School for nine years – ‘a fantastic school in a beautiful city.’ Norwich went co-ed during during his headship but there are ‘no plans’ whatsoever to follow suit at Harrow. ‘We are very happy as we are,’ he says firmly.
Proud of the fact that Harrow enables boys to...
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Special Education Needs
We offer support for mild dyslexia.
| 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 |
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldro | 2017 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Amesbury | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Arnold House School | 2015 to 2017 | 7 | 3 | Academic Scholarships (2); Music Scholarship |
| Ashdown House School | 2015 to 2017 | 3 | ||
| Ashfold School | 2017 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Aysgarth School | 2017 | 3 | ||
| Beaudesert Park School | 2014 to 2017 | 1 | ||
| Bilton Grange School | 2015 to 2017 | 2 | 1 | Music Exhibition |
| Caldicott | 2017 | 10 | 2 | Art Scholarship; Outstanding Talent Scholarship |
| Cargilfield School | 2017 | 2 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Cheam School | 2015 to 2017 | 5 | ||
| Cheltenham College Preparatory School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Christ Church Cathedral School | 2016 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Cothill House | 2016 to 2017 | 5 | ||
| Cumnor House Sussex | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Dragon School | 2017 | 4 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Eaton House the Manor Prep and Pre-Prep | 2017 | 3 | 1 | English Prize |
| Edge Grove Preparatory School | 2015 to 2017 | 4 | 2 | Beckwith Scholarship awarded for 2018; Outstanding Talent Scholarship |
| Elstree School | 2016 to 2017 | 4 | ||
| Farleigh School | 2016 | 2 | ||
| Fulham Prep School | 2015 to 2016 | 2 | ||
| Hill House International School | 2015 to 2017 | 3 | 2 | Clay Prize; Clay Prize |
| Holmewood House School | 2017 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Horris Hill School | 2017 | 2 | 1 | Outstanding Talent Award |
| King's House School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Lambrook School | 2015 to 2017 | 6 | 2 | Outstanding Talent Scholarship in Drama; Outstanding Talent Scholarship in Football |
| Lochinver House School | 2015 | 1 | ||
| Lockers Park School | 2017 | 3 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Ludgrove | 2017 | 2 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Merchant Taylors’ Prep | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Moor Park School | 2016 | 1 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; Deno Leventis award |
| Moulsford Preparatory School | 2015 | 1 | ||
| Northcote Lodge School | 2017 | 7 | 1 | Outstanding Talent Award (Drama) |
| Packwood Haugh School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Port Regis | 2017 | 1 | 1 | Music Exhibition |
| Spratton Hall | 2016 to 2017 | 2 | ||
| St Anthony's Preparatory School | 2015 to 2017 | 2 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire | 2015 | 1 | ||
| St John's Beaumont School | 2015 to 2017 | 13 | ||
| St Paul's Cathedral School | 2010 to 2015 | 1 | 1 | Music Exhibition |
| Sunningdale School | 2015 to 2017 | 7 | ||
| The Hall School | 2015 to 2017 | 11 | 1 | Music Exhibition |
| The Pilgrims' School | 2015 | 2 | ||
| The Schools at Somerhill | 2016 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Battersea | 2017 | 3 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2015 to 2016 | 3 | ||
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | 2016 to 2017 | 4 | 1 | Music Exhibition |
| Westminster Under School | 2016 | 1 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2015 to 2017 | 13 | ||
| Winchester House School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2015 to 2016 | 4 |
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