Harris Lowe Academy Willesden is a secondary school (Academy sponsor led), ages 11–18, in London, NW10, in the Brent council area. It has 1,149 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (12 November 2024): Good in all 5 graded areas. It is listed as non-selective.
“All offered” means the published group had places for all eligible applicants; its distance is not a cut-off for admission.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
Brent publishes, for each admission criterion, the furthest distance offered in metres (converted to miles here); the measurement method is not stated in these tables. Furthest distance is not shown for looked-after, social/medical, pupil premium and staff children.
Furthest distance offered by criterion (converted from metres): Sibling: 7.79 mi; Distance: 39.149 mi; Nearest school with a vacancy: 1.799 mi. Every applicant was offered a place: 44 place(s) went to children allocated it as the nearest school with a vacancy. Brent status: Undersubscribed.
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Results
Measure
Result
Academic year
Progress 8
0.23
2023/24
Attainment 8
41.6
2024/25
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%)
39.9
2024/25
KS4 pupils
173
2024/25
A level average point score per entry
35.24
2024/25
A level average grade per entry
B-
2024/25
A level students
50
2024/25
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
Measure
Pupils / percentage
Data period
Pupils
1,149
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
49.8%
2025/26
English as an additional language
56.5%
2025/26
SEN support
9.11%
2024/25
Education, health and care (EHC) plan
2.5%
2024/25
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.