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Bentley Wood High School

Academy converter · Stanmore · HA7 3JW

Ages 11–18 · 1,393 pupils · Harrow

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Attainment 8

56.6

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

1.05 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-11-14

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.90
−20+2
Attainment 856.6
English & maths grade 5+57%
English & maths grade 4+79%
EBacc entry96%

EBacc APS: 5.4

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.3%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
5.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
1,176

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.05 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

232

Places offered

233

1st-preference offers

153

Total preferences (any rank)
673
Preferred offers (top 3)
233
Applications from outside LA
187
Offers to outside-LA applicants
50
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

1,393 pupils · 1,464 places

Pupils on roll
1,393
Boys / girls
0 / 1,393
School capacity
1,464
Capacity fill
1,393 / 1,464 (95%)
Free school meals
30.5%
FSM pupils
359
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Girls
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE BENTLEY WOOD TRUST
Academy trust
THE BENTLEY WOOD TRUST
Sponsor
Bentley Wood High School
Headteacher
Ms Naseema Akbar

Location

Address
Clamp Hill
Postcode
HA7 3JW
Town
Stanmore
Local authority
Harrow
District
Harrow
Constituency
Harrow East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Stanmore, Harrow, 1,393 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 30.5%.

Open schools in Stanmore
9
Secondary schools in Stanmore
3
Academies among open schools in Stanmore
33% (3)
Open schools in HA7
9
Secondary in HA7
3
Open schools in Harrow LA
75
Secondary in Harrow LA
12

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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Naseema Akbar
Telephone
02089543623
Website
http://www.bentleywood.harrow.sch.uk/

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