Vaughan Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Harrow
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.396 miles
Published by London Borough of Harrow · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
Vaughan Primary School is a primary school in Harrow for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 20 March 2024. Harrow has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Vaughan Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.396 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.342 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.341 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.459 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.396 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 12 Harrow primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.80 miles).
- That 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 129 first-choice applications for 89 offers; 82 offers went to first-choice families, and 47 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 86% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Harrow.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Harrow schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Gardens, Vaughan Road, West Harrow, Harrow, HA1 4EL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Harrow
- Pupils on roll
- 668 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 20 March 2024
Strengths
- “The ethos at Vaughan, to prepare pupils for a happy future, is realised as soon as you enter.”
- “Pupils are rightly proud of their school and their behaviour is exemplary.”
- “This is because there are clear routines in place that are consistently applied.”
To improve
- “However, some other subjects are at an earlier stage of development.”
- “A few subjects are at an earlier stage of design and implementation.”
- “In these instances, the knowledge pupils need to learn has not been as clearly identified or sequenced.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 86% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 129 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 82 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Harrow.
- Grange Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Longfield Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Norbury School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roxeth Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Marlborough Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published