Nower Hill High School

State-Funded School

nower-hill-high-school-harrow-london

LondonRegion

HarrowLocal Authority

Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerConstituency

HA5 5RPPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Nower Hill High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Harrow, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 2,030 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 67.8%
EBacc average point score: 5.32

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

57%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

2,030

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

56%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 2,030
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
1 Jun 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.