Bentley Wood High School | Secondary with sixth form in Stanmore, Harrow | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Bentley Wood High School

SecondaryPost 16

Harrow · Stanmore · HA7 3JW http://www.bentleywood.harrow.sch.uk/

Pupils
1,393
cap. 1,464
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
14 Nov 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
10 May 2012
Full inspectionOutstanding
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14 Feb 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 2,906 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Furthest distance 1.806 miles (distance criterion 60). Published offers: EHC 5, sibling 49, feeder 7, random 119. Straight-line from home to the centre point of the school (Harrow Council). PDF name: Bentley Wood.

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Harrow allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Harrow. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
80%
+1pp
LA
70%
England
66%
82%78%73%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
62%
+5pp
LA
54%
England
46%
71%60%48%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
58.5
+1.9
LA
51.4
England
46.8
62.958.053.0
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
95%
-1pp
LA
66%
England
41%
97%91%85%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
12.3
+0.4
LA
9.8
England
7.7
12.811.29.6
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.90
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
33.5
-2.1
LA
33.4
England
32.4
40.135.831.6
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.05
-0.1
LA
+0.18
+0.3+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
13%
-6pp
LA
14%
England
14%
22%15%7%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
BC+C
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.05
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

95%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education95%
Apprenticeships
Employment0%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

92%

staying in education or employment

7% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education76%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment13%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,394
cap. 1,464
1,3941,2611,127
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
LA AVG 18.28:1
16.315.614.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
62%
LA AVG 60.48%
74%68%61%
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FSM eligible
30%
LA AVG 26.17%
41%32%24%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
10%
LA AVG 13.02%
10%9%8%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
7%
England
9%
7%6%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
22%
LA
21%
England
24%
23%15%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressClamp Hill, Stanmore, HA7 3JW
Telephone02089543623
Local authorityHarrow
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8132 spend / pupil£8062 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Aug 2011 (was URN 102241)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2580%62%58.5Not applicable95%12.3221
2023/2479%57%56.6+0.9096%11.9220
2022/2382%67%60.1+1.0596%12.3217
2021/2282%71%62.9+1.3497%12.8210
2018/1978%54%57.5+0.9896%11.2203
2017/1876%58%56.1+0.8792%9.6178
2016/1773%48%53.0+0.8885%172
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2598%
2023/2497%
2022/2397%
2021/2297%
2018/1997%
2017/1892%
2016/1785%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2533.5C++0.0513%123
2023/2435.6B-+0.1118%112
2022/2338.0B-13%132
2021/2240.1B17%122
2018/1932.7C++0.347%80
2017/1832.1C++0.3110%89
2016/1731.6C-0.0522%82

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,39416.210%62%30%7%22%
2023/241,37516.18%64%26%7%21%
2022/231,39015.810%62%28%7%23%
2021/221,35616.310%61%28%7%19%
2020/211,29315.110%68%24%
2018/191,20515.010%72%34%4%8%
2017/181,17116.19%74%37%5%8%
2016/171,12714.910%74%41%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.