The Gardens, Vaughan Road, West Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4EL
10 reasons to choose Vaughan Primary School
Top line
Vaughan Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Harrow and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Vaughan Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Vaughan Primary School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Vaughan Primary School ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools.
The Vaughan Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Vaughan Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Vaughan Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am (school staff) to 6.00pm (external contractor).
Find another school near Vaughan Primary School
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St Anselm’s Catholic Primary School, Harrow (0.7 miles); Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School (1.1 miles); Pinner Park Primary School (1.2 miles).
Khalsa College London (0.6 miles); John Lyon School (1.2 miles); Harrow School (1.6 miles).
Whitmore High School (0.8 miles); Nower Hill High School (0.9 miles); St Dominic’s Sixth Form College (1.6 miles).