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Shaftesbury High School

Community special school in Harrow (Harrow).

Pupils
165
on roll
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected May 2025
Attendance rate
86.2%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
7.0
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
44.2%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
94%
165 / 175 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
24.8%
2024/25

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

It is a pleasure to welcome you to Shaftesbury High School, a secondary special needs school in the London Borough of Harrow. With an outstanding reputation and a bright future, we are committed to providing a high quality, relevant, and engaging education for the students at our school. I feel privileged to be the Headteacher of Shaftesbury High School.

Here, at Shaftesbury, we place great value on our students' pastoral and academic development and we aim to create a genuine and positive atmosphere that can be felt and that resonates throughout each day, and in every part of the school.

I't is our duty to nurture these young people so that we enable them to emerge as confident, balanced, well-rounded adults who are determined to make their mark in the world.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Times Tables Rock Stars

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights

Key facts

URN
102260
Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Harrow
Constituency
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (1 current, 0 former)

Special schools governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Blesson EthackaduChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record