Claremont High SchoolKingsbury High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Claremont High School and Kingsbury High School are secondary schools.

  • Claremont High School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Kingsbury High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Claremont High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Claremont High School was judged exceptional and Kingsbury High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.8 for Claremont High School and 47.3 for Kingsbury High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Claremont High School (57.8 in 2021-22, 54.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Kingsbury High School (49.2 in 2021-22, 47.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Claremont High School versus Kingsbury High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarrowClaremont High SchoolLondonKingsbury High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC65/100
Local ranking5th of 16 in Brent Stronger figure9th of 16 in Brent
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,657 1,997
Capacity1,680 2,050
LocationHarrow, HA3 0UH London, NW9 9JR
GCSE results
Attainment 854.8 Stronger figure47.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths61.0% Stronger figure43.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths75.7% Stronger figure62.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc81.3% Stronger figure33.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.31 Stronger figure4.18 4.09
Cohort272 296
A-level results
A-level entries111 135
A-level average points36.9 Stronger figure34.9 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points37.9 Stronger figure35.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects20.9% Stronger figure15.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,657 1,997
Free school meals (ever 6)18.9% 30.9%
English as an additional language44.7% 65.4%
SEN support5.8% 9.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.6% Stronger figure20.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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