Shaftesbury High School, Harrow

Overview

Shaftesbury High School is a special / send school (community special school) in Harrow, London, for pupils aged 11–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Community special school
Establishment group: Special schools
Age range: Ages 11–19
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 175
Pupils on roll: 165
URN: 102260

Admissions

Local authority: Harrow

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Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 20 May 2025 · Published 23 June 2025

Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)

Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable): Good

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Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement and do not replace the inspection above.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 19 September 2019 · Published 3 November 2019
Outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
VI - Visual Impairment
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
HI - Hearing Impairment
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
PD - Physical Disability
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

Location

Address: Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
Local authority: Harrow
Area: Schools in Harrow

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