Primary school

Norbury School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Harrow
  • HA1 1QQ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,237 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 42%42%2016/17: top 14%14% · 2016/172017/18: top 47%2018/19: top 49%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 62%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · London 72%2/10 Well below London−18.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · London 12%1/10 Well below London
Reading score107 · London 1075/10 Middle−45.8 pts
Maths score106 · London 1074/10 Below−46.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 59% · 61 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 80% · 85 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 68% · 84 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 68% · 59 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 43% · 81 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 67% · 82 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 60% · 77 pupils · London 72%80%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 61 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 12% · 85 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 10% · 84 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 2% · 59 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 2% · 81 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 6% · 82 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 3% · 77 pupils · London 12%12%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 61 pupils · London 1032016/17: 107 · 85 pupils · London 1052017/18: 107 · 84 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 59 pupils · London 1062022/23: 103 · 81 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 82 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 77 pupils · London 107109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 61 pupils · London 1042016/17: 108 · 85 pupils · London 1062017/18: 107 · 84 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 59 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 81 pupils · London 1062023/24: 107 · 82 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 77 pupils · London 107109105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
55 of 55 who put it first2014 · 68.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5555
2nd4911
3rd428
Last distance offered
  • 2025/26702 m
  • 2024/25790 m
  • 2023/24578 m
  • 2022/23713 m
  • 2021/22819 m
  • 2020/21692 m
  • 2019/20763 m

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 8 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Mar 2023

Strengths

  • “Norbury School is a happy and vibrant learning community.”
  • “Staff and pupils are committed to an ethos of care, respect and inclusion.”
  • “Pupils are kind to each other and feel safe and well cared for.”

To improve

  • “Leaders have implemented several significant changes to the curriculum over the past year.”
  • “Leaders should ensure there is sufficient time to embed the new changes, with time for reflection and review.”
  • “The governing body is highly supportive of the school.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026641
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.8%
First language not English81.7%
SEN support9.2%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils13.0%

Girls 44.3%Boys 55.7%

100.2% full · 640 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.5
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 26.1
  • Leadership 3.1
  • Teaching assistants 21.6
  • Other support 19.1

Teachers 29.2 FTE · Whole workforce 69.9 · 92 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,714
Spend per pupil£7,837
Staff spend per pupil£5,482
Reserve per pupil£981
  • +£615,492revenue reserve
  • −£77,227in-year balance

Grants £7,583 · self-generated £147 · premises £406 per pupil