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The John Lyon School

Mixed · ages 2–18 · with sixth formHarrow, London · Harrow-on-the-Hill HA2 0HNSchool website
Pupils on roll
781of 900 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
92
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where The John Lyon School’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Computer Science is unusually popular at GCSE: 35% of the year group took it, against 13% of pupils across England.

A level grades average B, above the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Economics and Biology.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Harrow and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThe John Lyon SchoolHarrowEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)13.751.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%54%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%70%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%67%41%
EBacc average point score0.824.724.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort27%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils39.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils55.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language59%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Religious Studies4246%31%60%32%93%
Spanish4043%19%68%27%98%
Computer Science3235%13%56%30%94%
French2628%18%62%29%100%
Fine Art1921%9%37%28%89%
Music1617%5%63%33%94%
Latin1112%1%45%74%91%
Arabic11%1%47%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group37%
Music performance: Group12%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThe John Lyon SchoolHarrowEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study91
— of whom A level students461,753261,341
Average A level gradeBB-B-
Average points per A level entry40.0036.6635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects24%20%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics2759%31%
Economics2759%13%
Biology1533%20%
Chemistry1430%17%
Geography1328%10%
Business Studies715%13%
Physics613%12%
English Literature613%11%
Philosophy613%1%
Politics6%
History13%
Further Mathematics5%
Classical Civilisation1%
Fine Art3%
Drama2%
Music Technology0%
French1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)613%

Other secondary schools in Harrow

Avanti House School

Free schools · sixth form · 1,206 pupils

97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 64.0

Canons High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,139 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.1

Harrow High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 982 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.4

Hatch End High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,226 pupils

94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.9

Nower Hill High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 2,030 pupils

97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.0

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.