Marlborough Primary School

Community school·Primary school Harrow·HA1 1UJ
Composite score
54.7
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National rank
#1092
In London
#23
In Harrow
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
94%
72 first choices, 88 places
First choices per place
0.82
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
278
any preference, for 88 places
Last place offered lived
0.76 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1225 m
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.06
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1 per place
1.3720221.3120230.9120240.7520250.822026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
648
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
59.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,028
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Marlborough Primary School at a glance

Located in Harrow, Marlborough Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 648 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 94% of the families who made Marlborough Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.76 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 23.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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