Priestmead Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Harrow
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.823 miles
Published by London Borough of Harrow · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Harrow for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 13 December 2023. Harrow has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery 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 | 0.823 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.615 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.239 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.827 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 13 December 2023. Of the 8 nearest primary schools in Harrow, 7 are rated Good and 1 Requires improvement.
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.823 miles away. That was further than in 2025 and about the same as 2023, and it has swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026 there were 123 first-choice applications for 118 offers. 106 offers went to first-choice families, and 17 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Hartford Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 8SZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Harrow
- Pupils on roll
- 877 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 13 December 2023
Strengths
- “The school is a vibrant and joyful place.”
- “Pupils say that they love coming to school and parents and carers echo this.”
- “The school is truly at the heart of its community.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 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) | 80% | 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: 123 first-preference applications, 118 offers in total, 106 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Belmont School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kenmore Park Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Stanburn Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glebe Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published