SCHOOL PROFILE

Earlsmead Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144883
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 June 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 February 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 11 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Harrow
Trust TITHE ACADEMY
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 344 320 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 166 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 178 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.7%
4.9 pts above England
School 29.7%
Harrow 18.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

72.7%
52.4 pts above England
School 72.7%
Harrow 58.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Harrow 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other Asian background
31.1%
107
Indian
17.4%
60
Any other White background
14.2%
49
Any other ethnic group
6.4%
22
African
5.8%
20
White British
4.7%
16
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 16.0% 55 of 344 pupils
4.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.0%
Harrow 15.9%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.0% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts below
EHC plans 7.0% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
No specialist assessment yet 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Other difficulty or disability 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2

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

55.0% 5.4 pts below England
School 55.0%
Harrow 69.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

68.0%

5.8 pts below England

School 68.0%
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

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
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

5.67%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.55 pts lower than England
School 5.67%
Harrow 5.84%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.34 pts higher than England
School 17.16%
Harrow 15.57%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.66%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.86 pts higher than England
School 2.66%
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

81.9% 6.3 pts below England
Earlsmead Primary School
81.9%
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