Marlborough Primary SchoolNorbury School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Harrow.

Summary of the comparison

Marlborough Primary School and Norbury School are primary schools in Harrow.

  • Marlborough Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Norbury School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Norbury School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marlborough Primary School was judged Good and Norbury School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Marlborough Primary School and 60.0% for Norbury School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Marlborough Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Norbury School (43.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marlborough Primary School versus Norbury School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarrowMarlborough Primary SchoolHarrowNorbury SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking28th of 40 in Harrow 25th of 40 in Harrow Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll648 663
Capacity712 640
LocationHarrow, HA1 1UJ Harrow, HA1 1QQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure60.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census648 663
Free school meals (ever 6)16.1% 18.8%
English as an additional language59.7% 81.7%
SEN support10.0% 9.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.2% Stronger figure13.0% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Marlborough Primary School

Norbury School

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