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 1120
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.61%
Girls: 43.39%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 46.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 66.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 105 74 179
8 103 80 183
9 103 85 188
10 99 87 186
11 92 83 175
12 78 44 122
13 54 33 87

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 22.7%
White, Other 11.9%
Mixed, Other 8.2%
Caribbean 7.1%
Unclassified 6.6%
Asian, Other 4.1%
White, British 2.9%
Pakistani 2.9%
Indian 2.5%
White & Asian 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 39.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 49.7% 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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.35 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.02 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 13.6% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 72 14
Third Preference 75 7
From another Local Authority 20 9

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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0.44 miles
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0.49 miles
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0.51 miles
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0.53 miles
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0.58 miles
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0.61 miles
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0.64 miles
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0.92 miles
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