Harris Primary Academy South Kenton

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Wembley, Brent·HA0 3SF
Composite score
56.5
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#4,971
National rank
#1002
In London
#28
In Brent
Top 34%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
78%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
40 first choices, 40 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
80
any preference, for 40 places
Applications from another council area
5%

Every child who put Harris Primary Academy South Kenton first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
718
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
56.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
4.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,766
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Harris Primary Academy South Kenton is a primary school serving Wembley, Brent, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 718 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Harris Primary Academy South Kenton 'Inadequate'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Harris Primary Academy South Kenton was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 40 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 21.8 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Harris Primary Academy South Kenton, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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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