SCHOOL PROFILE

Cedars Manor School

Primary Community school URN 135211
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 486 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

31 October 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 27 November 2019
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 339 319 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 163 48.1% of pupils
Male pupils 176 51.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.6%
13.8 pts above England
School 38.6%
Harrow 18.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

65.5%
45.2 pts above England
School 65.5%
Harrow 58.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Harrow 0.8%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
23.3%
79
Any other Asian background
22.4%
76
Any other ethnic group
9.7%
33
Indian
9.7%
33
African
9.1%
31
White British
5.6%
19
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 16.5% 56 of 339 pupils
4.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.5%
Harrow 15.9%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.2% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts below
EHC plans 5.3% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Hearing impairment 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Other difficulty or disability 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

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
Harrow 69.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Harrow 78.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Harrow 75.5%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

5.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.23 pts lower than England
School 5.99%
Harrow 5.84%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.73 pts higher than England
School 17.55%
Harrow 15.57%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.11%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts lower than England
School 1.11%
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

69.8% 18.4 pts below England
Cedars Manor School
69.8%
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