Canons High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Harrow
Unique reference
137199
Address
Shaldon Road, HA8 6AN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1217 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
56.8%
Girls
43.2%
First language not English
67.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.1%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 30.4%
Other Asian 14.3%
Indian 12.1%
African 11.4%
Other 10.2%
Mixed 8.5%
White British 4.3%
Pakistani 3.3%
Caribbean 2.5%
Other Black 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 35%
Local authority average 66%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 35%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.1
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.39
Local authority average 4.68
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award34
Health StudiesTechnical Award24
Sports StudiesTechnical Award18
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE22
BiologyGCSE59
Business Studies:SingleGCSE81
ChemistryGCSE56
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Canons High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
166
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
103
2nd preference
68
3rd preference
50
From another Local Authority
94
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
103
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
35
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
153
88
65
Year 8
173
88
85
Year 9
202
116
86
Year 10
208
106
102
Year 11
204
117
87
Year 12
174
104
70
Year 13
103
72
31
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
93.3%
85.5%
Further education
39.0%
31.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
38.0%
49.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
12.0%
11.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
0.5%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
3.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
8.0%
2.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
77.4%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
11.0%
25.6%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.2%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022