Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School

Free schools·Primary school Harrow·HA1 2DJ
Composite score
56.1
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#5,106
National rank
#1021
In London
#22
In Harrow
Top 35%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
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
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
86%
59 first choices, 59 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
169
any preference, for 59 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.29
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9020221.0720231.3220241.2920251.002026

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

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School yet. Harrow does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
414
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
74.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,155
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School

Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School is a primary school in Harrow, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Church of England religious character. Around 414 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 35% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 86% of the families who made Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual 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. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 21.3 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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