Earlsmead Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Harrow
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Harrow · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Earlsmead Primary School is a primary school in Harrow for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025. Harrow has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Earlsmead 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, as at 22 of the 36 other Harrow primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026, 12 of the 73 applications (16%) came from families living outside Harrow, and 5 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, that 55% was the lowest 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
- Arundel Drive, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 8PW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Harrow
- Pupils on roll
- 344 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to be members of Earlsmead Primary School.”
- “They enjoy their lessons and feel safe at school.”
- “They know that they have trusted adults that they can talk to about worries or concerns.”
To improve
- “This means that, over time, some pupils have not had the full benefit of the school’s curriculum.”
- “At times, the school’s checks on learning in subjects in the wider curriculum do not identify and fill pupils’ knowledge gaps.”
- “This means that, in these subjects, some pupils do not build securely on prior learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2025 (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) | 55% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 25 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.
- Heathland School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Welldon Park Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Roxbourne Primary School 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Grange Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Roxeth Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longfield Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cannon Lane Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published