Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School

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Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School in Harrow was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2014. The inspection report is particularly striking for two Outstanding ratings: personal development, and behaviour and attitudes both received the top grade. This suggests a school where children feel safe and motivated, and where their wider growth is taken seriously. For a primary school that only takes children up to age seven, these softer outcomes matter a great deal, as they lay the groundwork for future learning. The school does not publish Key Stage 2 results because its pupils move on to junior school before that stage, so the most informative exam metric is simply the Ofsted judgement itself. With 297 pupils on roll against a capacity of 322, the school is running close to full, and its nursery provision means it serves families from age three.

Because Kenmore Park is an infant and nursery school, it does not produce the usual Year 6 SATs data that most primary schools use to benchmark academic performance. Instead, the strongest signal of its academic health comes from the Ofsted breakdown. Quality of education was judged Good, as was early years provision and leadership and management. The Outstanding ratings for personal development and behaviour and attitudes are particularly notable given that the local authority, Harrow, has only 10 Outstanding primary schools out of 41 total. The school’s headteacher, Rutinderjit Mahil-Pooni, leads a team that inspectors clearly feel is doing strong work in shaping children’s character and conduct. For parents comparing options, it is worth noting that the nearest Outstanding-rated primary is St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School, 0.7 km away, but Kenmore Park’s own Good rating with Outstanding elements puts it in a strong position locally.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 139 applications for 69 places and 54 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.01. That level of demand suggests strong local reputation. Facilities include a forest school, music rooms, art studios, a gymnasium, and a library, which is generous for an infant school. The sports programme covers athletics, swimming, cross country, rounders, and netball, and there are clubs for art, film, book, and drama. SEND provision is focused on speech, language and communication needs and autistic spectrum disorder, which aligns with the early years emphasis. The percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals is 15.9, slightly above the national average for primary schools, indicating a reasonably diverse intake. This is a school that suits families who value strong pastoral care and a broad early years experience over formal exam results, and who are happy for their child to move on to a separate junior school at age seven.

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