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The John Lyon School[1]

Independent · ages 2–18

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
13 2025/26[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 13.7[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 11.6[6] 0%[6]
2022/23 11.7[7] 0%[7]
2021/22 13.4[8] 0%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
24.4% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 18.5%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 25%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 20.5%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 21.7%[13]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89.7% 2023/24[14]
UK higher education
79.4% 2023/24[14]
Education
86.8% 2023/24[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2023/24[14]
Employment
2.9% 2023/24[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2022/23 88.9%[14] 77.8%[14] 79.6%[14] 0%[14] 9.3%[14]
2021/22 89.7%[14] 76.9%[14] 84.6%[14] 1.3%[14] 3.8%[14]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

For independent schools the DfE publishes destinations after 16–18 study only: no destinations after GCSEs and no university progression figures (top third, Russell Group, Oxbridge).

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[15]

Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. ISI publishes its reports on its own website (isi.net), not as open data, so they aren't shown here.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Nursery, day
£4,456 a term 2026/27 · Nursery · incl. VAT[16]
Pre-prep, day
£6,385 a term 2026/27 · Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 · incl. VAT[16]
Prep, day
£7,265 a term 2026/27 · Year 3 to Year 6 · incl. VAT[16]
Senior, day
£10,076 a term 2026/27 · Year 7 to Upper Sixth · incl. VAT[16]
Day
£5,000 a term 2026/27 · The termly premium for cover of · VAT not stated[17]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
2–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
900[1]
Local authority
Harrow[1]
Website
www.johnlyon.org[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[15]
Special classes
No Special Classes[15]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[15]
District
Harrow[18]
Postcode
HA2 0HN[1]
URN
102247[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
832 2024/25[19]
SEN support
10.8% 2024/25[19]
EHC plan
0.1% 2024/25[19]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[19]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: 16-18 destination measures: 16-19 study leavers institution level destinations. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. johnlyon.org: johnlyon.org — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (4)
    Nursery £4,456 per term (p. 1)
    Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 £6,385 per term (p. 1)
    Year 3 to Year 6 £7,265 per term (p. 1)
    Year 7 to Upper Sixth £10,076 per term (p. 1)
  17. johnlyon.org: johnlyon.org — Paying the fees and optional insurances 2026 (PDF). Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    The termly premium for cover of £5,000 is £7.06* (p. 2)
  18. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.