Harris Lowe Academy Willesden

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Doyle Gardens
Willesden
London
NW10 3ST
Phone 02088388700
Reference Number 134226

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1121
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.5%
Girls: 45.5%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 72.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 115 89 204
8 93 83 176
9 97 83 180
10 90 85 175
11 92 83 175
12 70 41 111
13 54 46 100

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 20.9%
Unclassified 18.8%
White, Other 12.4%
Caribbean 7%
Mixed, Other 6.3%
Asian, Other 3.9%
Pakistani 2.9%
Indian 2.4%
White, British 2.1%
White & Asian 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-03-15
Date Description Report
2019-01-30 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-11-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-11-27 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-05-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-01-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-03-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-02-02 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-11-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-03-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
46.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 55.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
0.18 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.05 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 31.32 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 2.1% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 74 9
Third Preference 61 8
From another Local Authority 20 6

Previous Years

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