Shaftesbury High School
Other · Community special school · Ages 11–19 · Harrow
Shaftesbury High School is an other school in Harrow for ages 11–19 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Harrow
- Pupils on roll
- 165 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “Shaftesbury is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils feel safe and well supported.”
- “Expectations for behaviour and academic success are high.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that, in a few wider curriculum subjects, aspects of curriculum design are still being embedded.”
- “Where this is the case, it can affect how well pupils develop a deep and secure understanding of the subject.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Harrow.
- Kingsley High School 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding
- Whitefriars School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Helix Education Centre 1.0 mi Not judged
- Reddiford School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Alpha Preparatory School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Buckingham Preparatory School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Jubilee Academy 1.9 mi Outstanding
- Heartwood House 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade