HARROW SCHOOL
A FULL-BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AGED 13 TO 18
Harrow was founded in 1572 under a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I by local landowning farmer, John Lyon. It soon became one of the greatest schools in the country, attracting pupils from all over the world.
Positioned on the Metropolitan Line, the school is merely 20 minutes away from Baker Street on a fast train.
At-a-Glance
Founded in: 1572
School campus size: 324 acres
School Type: All Boys
Boarding School: Yes
Average Class Size: May vary, from 16 in the Shell to 8 in the Upper Sixth. Average class size is 14.
What’s Nearby
Address: 5 High Street, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex HA1 3HP, United Kingdom
Harrow’s 324 acres consists of six conservation areas, a registered park, a nine-hole golf course and even a working farm. Coupled with its buildings of special architectural and historic interest, the School has the quality of a village.
School Facilities
Six conservation areas
Registered park
Nine-hole golf course
Working farm
The Curriculum
Shell (Year 9)
Foundation year in which every boy studies Art, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Design and Technology, English, History, Geography, Latin or Classical Civilisation, Mathematics, Music, Physics and Theology and Philosophy, as well as a choice of two languages
GCSE years
Boys take all the subjects that they study in the Remove and Fifth Form as (I)GCSEs and these subjects also provide the foundation for their A-level and degree choices.
Continue to study core subjects
Sixth Form
Boys follow the A-level curriculum in the Sixth Form (other than for languages, Art and History of Art, which follow Pre-U), choosing four subjects
Some might fit in an additional subject, either by studying a language off or by following Further Mathematics
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