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Shaftesbury High School

Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE

Ofsted: Strong

Independent

Phase

175

Capacity

11-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 20 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Cohort Size
28

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
92.0%
Continued in education
92.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
4.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
171
Boys
108 (63%)
Girls
63 (37%)
Capacity
175 (98% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
49.6%
EAL
49.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
6.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
28.2
Budget per Pupil
£29,232/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
13.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
37.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community special school
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 17.6%
  • Asian Indian: 17.1%
  • Asian Other: 12.9%
  • White Other: 10.6%
  • Black African: 8.2%
  • Other: 7.1%
  • Black Caribbean: 5.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 5.3%

17.6%

White British

17.1%

Asian Indian

12.9%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
102260
UKPRN
10017495
Establishment No.
7002