Cannon Lane Primary School

About Cannon Lane Primary School

If you're looking at Cannon Lane Primary School, the first thing you'll notice is how strongly parents rate it. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, every single one of the 108 respondents said they would recommend the school. That's a 100% recommend rate, which is about as emphatic as it gets. The school is also heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, there were 315 applications for just 86 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.66. Of those, 93 families put it as their first preference, and 79 of them received an offer. Parents report very high levels of satisfaction across the board — 81% strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 82% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, rated it Outstanding across all areas, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. That's an upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2018.

Academically, Cannon Lane is a strong performer, particularly in the context of Harrow. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the local authority average of 72%. That places the school 6th out of 38 primary schools in Harrow, putting it in the top 10% of the borough. The school also does well at the higher standard: 23% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects. In maths, 58% of pupils reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 111. In reading, the average score was 109, with 51% hitting the higher threshold. Writing was slightly lower, with 30% reaching the higher standard. The school doesn't publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it's hard to say how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points, but the raw attainment figures are clearly strong.

The school is a large primary, with 734 pupils on roll against a capacity of 840, so it's not at full capacity but still very popular. It's a non-denominational state school in Harrow, with a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 5.3%. Facilities include an ICT suite, library, forest school, art studios, music rooms, a sensory room, and even a chapel. There's a good range of sports on offer, including athletics, netball, football, tennis, cricket and gymnastics, plus clubs like drama, choir, art, coding and gardening. The school lists SEND provisions for a wide range of needs, including dyslexia, speech and language difficulties, autism, and physical disabilities, though only 12% of parents surveyed said their child has SEND. This is a school that suits families who want strong academic outcomes in a well-regarded, oversubscribed setting, and who are prepared to navigate the competitive admissions process.

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