SCHOOL PROFILE

Norbury School

Primary Community school URN 102222
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 640 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Harrow
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 641 614 full-time · 27 part-time
Female pupils 295 46.0% of pupils
Male pupils 346 54.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.0%
7.8 pts below England
School 17.0%
Harrow 18.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

85.5%
65.2 pts above England
School 85.5%
Harrow 58.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.8%
1.8 pts above England
School 2.8%
Harrow 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
41.3%
265
Any other Asian background
17.0%
109
Any other White background
12.3%
79
Pakistani
5.5%
35
Any other ethnic group
4.8%
31
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.6% 87 of 641 pupils
7.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.6%
Harrow 15.9%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.5% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 4.3 pts below
EHC plans 3.1% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 53
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 5
No specialist assessment yet 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Harrow 69.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Harrow 78.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Harrow 75.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Harrow 81.1%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.16%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 5.16%
Harrow 5.84%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.04%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.78 pts lower than England
School 13.04%
Harrow 15.57%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.63 pts lower than England
School 0.17%
Harrow 1.36%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.2% 12.0 pts above England
Norbury School
100.2%
Harrow
90.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information