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: 837; sixth formers: 333
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £42,600 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- 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
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Sports
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Fencing
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head Master
Since April 2019, Alastair Land MA (Cantab) (40s), previously head of Repton after three years as deputy head here. Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge (first class hons in natural sciences). He comes from a lineage of skilled horticulturalists who nurtured his early interest in science. A man with a vocation to serve, he seriously considered a career in the armed forces (and hasn’t closed the door on one in the church), but above all he ‘always knew he wanted to teach’. His first job gave him the opportunity to combine the two and he spent nine years at Eton as biology teacher and commanding officer of CCF. Thence to Winchester College where he was master in college and senior housemaster. Father of two young sons and a daughter.
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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 | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Aldwickbury School | 2021 | 15 | ||
| Arnold House School | 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| Belhaven Hill School | 2020 | |||
| Caldicott | 2020 | 12 | 4 | Scholarships: Academic x2, Sport, Art |
| Cheam School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Cothill House | 2021 | |||
| Davenies School | 2020 | |||
| Dragon School | 2020 | 5 | 2 | Scholarships: 1x Drama Scholarship, 1x Music Exhibition |
| Hill House | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Knightsbridge School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Lockers Park School | 2020 | 24 | ||
| Merchant Taylors’ Prep | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Milbourne Lodge School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Moulsford Preparatory School | 2020 | 3 | 1 | Sport Scholarship) |
| Old Buckenham Hall School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Tennis Scholarship |
| Orley Farm School | 2020 | 1 | Scholarships: Academic | |
| Packwood Haugh School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Papplewick School | 2020 | 8 | 5 | Academic Scholarship; Music Scholarships(2); Art Scholarship; Sport Scholarship |
| Rokeby School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| St John's Beaumont School | 2020 | 5 | 2 | Sports Scholarships (2) |
| Summer Fields | 2020 | 9 | 3 | Academic Scholarship; Sports Scholarships (2) |
| The Beacon School | 2020 | 5 | 3 | |
| Tower House Preparatory School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Wellesley House | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Westbourne House School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2020 | 4 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
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