Park High School

About Park High School

Park High School sits within the Harrow local authority, a London borough with 15 state secondary schools, six of which hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself ranks 9th in the borough when measured by Progress 8, placing it in the lower half of its local peers. The top-performing schools nearby are Avanti House School, Bentley Wood High School, and Whitmore High School, all of which post stronger progress scores. Park High is a mixed, non-religious secondary with a large roll of 1,471 pupils, and it operates a sixth form. The school is oversubscribed for its 262 Year 7 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, receiving 449 applications in total, with 120 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.71 suggests solid local demand, even if the school isn’t among the highest-ranked in the borough.

Academically, Park High’s Progress 8 score of 0.17 is positive but sits below the Harrow local authority average of 0.36. That means pupils here make slightly less progress than the typical student in the borough, though still above the national average. In English, the school’s Progress 8 score is 0.21, and in maths it’s a stronger 0.47, indicating particularly good progress in mathematics. The Attainment 8 score is 50, and 58.1% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths. At A-level, the school’s value-added score is -0.04, which is classed as average, and the average grade per entry is a C. The EBacc entry rate is 51.4%, with 24.5% of pupils achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2024, the school was judged Good across all areas, a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2022.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a theatre, music rooms, a sixth form centre, and playing fields, with sports such as hockey, football, and swimming. There are numerous clubs and activities, from coding and science club to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Young Enterprise. Parent feedback is generally positive: 85% of respondents would recommend the school, and 94% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. However, SEND support is a more mixed picture — only 53% of parents agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, while 42% disagreed or strongly disagreed. The school does list provisions for a wide range of needs, including dyslexia, autism, and speech and language difficulties. For families who value strong maths progress and a large, well-equipped school with a sixth form, Park High is a solid option, though those with SEND children may want to investigate support arrangements more closely.

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