SCHOOL PROFILE

Vaughan Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102223
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 March 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Harrow
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 668 628 full-time · 40 part-time
Female pupils 338 50.6% of pupils
Male pupils 330 49.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.6%
8.2 pts below England
School 16.6%
Harrow 18.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

52.5%
32.2 pts above England
School 52.5%
Harrow 58.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.1%
2.1 pts above England
School 3.1%
Harrow 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
30.5%
204
Any other Asian background
12.4%
83
Any other White background
12.3%
82
White British
11.4%
76
Any other ethnic group
7.0%
47
White and Asian
6.4%
43
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.7% 98 of 668 pupils
6.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.7%
Harrow 15.9%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.4% 76 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 22 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 54
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Physical disability 5
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

86.0% 25.6 pts above England
School 86.0%
Harrow 69.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Harrow 78.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
Harrow 75.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
Harrow 81.1%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.88 pts lower than England
School 4.33%
Harrow 5.84%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.19%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.63 pts lower than England
School 8.19%
Harrow 15.57%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.52%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.28 pts lower than England
School 0.52%
Harrow 1.36%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

106.0% 17.8 pts above England
Vaughan Primary School
106.0%
Harrow
90.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information