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Harris Lowe Academy Willesden[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 43 43.3 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
43.3 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
37.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
9.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.23 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 41.6[6] 39.9%[6]
2023/24 46.9[4] 45.2%[4] +0.23[4]
2022/23 41.1[7] 34%[7] +0.15[7]
2021/22 48.3[8] 50%[8] +0.41[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
13.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 15.2%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 2.1%[11]
2021/22 C[12] 6.7%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 6.7%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
57% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
5% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
28% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[15] 60%[15] 7%[15] 28%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 67%[16] 5%[16] 19%[16] 1%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 94%[17] 70%[17] 4%[17] 20%[17] 0%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 91%[18] 54%[18] 7%[18] 29%[18] 1%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
78% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
50% 2022/23[19]
Education
53% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
19% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 72%[20] 59%[20] 61%[20] 3%[20] 9%[20]
2020/21 80%[21] 63%[21] 67%[21] 1%[21] 12%[21]
2019/20 89%[22] 61%[22] 75%[22] 6%[22] 8%[22]
2018/19 77%[23] 56%[23] 58%[23] 5%[23] 14%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
71% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
16% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
25% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 76%[26] 25%[26]
2019/20 92%[25] 28%[25] 25%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 79%[27] 9%[27] 9%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 68%[28] 13%[28] 13%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
12 Nov 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
12 Jan 2025[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
30 Jan 2019[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] No overall grade[30]
Date not published[31] Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection[31] Good[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.8 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
285 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
79 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
158 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.5 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 354[32] 129[32] 178[32] 2.0[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 316[32] 107[32] 168[32] 1.9[32] 0.6[32]
Entry Sept 2023 342[32] 108[32] 177[32] 1.9[32] 0.6[32]
Entry Sept 2022 330[32] 105[32] 195[32] 1.7[32] 0.5[32]

Admissions

Application deadline, 11+ entry
30 Oct 2027 Entry Sept 2028[33]
Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
180 Entry Sept 2027[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1200[1]
Trust
HARRIS FEDERATION[1]
Local authority
Brent[1]
Website
https://www.harrislowewillesden.org.uk/[1]
District
Brent[34]
Postcode
NW10 3ST[1]
URN
134226[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1120 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
60.5% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
9.1% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
2.5% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
51.2% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
13.8%[36]
Mixed
11.1%[36]
Asian
10.4%[36]
Black
33.5%[36]
Any other ethnic group
26.4%[36]
Unclassified
4.7%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    15.4 The application deadline for admission to Year 7 in the normal admission round is Friday, 30th October 2027. (p. 7)
    5.1 The PAN for Year 7 is 180 pupils. (p. 2)
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