In 2024, A-level results reached 77% A*–A and 96% A*–B across the cohort.
RU Historic boys' boarding school in London since 1572
Why this school
In 2024, A-level results reached 77% A*–A and 96% A*–B across the cohort.
Over 60 extracurricular clubs span astronomy, fencing, philosophy, robotics, and CCF.
Overseas boarders pay a deposit equal to one full term's fees (£21,245), plus the standard £2,400 entry deposit.
Harrow School was founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I, making it one of the oldest continuously operating boys’ boarding schools in England. It sits on Harrow on the Hill in Middlesex, roughly 30 minutes from central London, and occupies a distinctive position among British boarding schools: fully residential, boys only, and unapologetically traditional in character while sustaining serious academic output. Around 830 boys are enrolled at any one time, all of them full boarders. There is no day option. The annual fee for 2025/26 is £61,584, covering tuition, board, textbooks, a stationery allowance, and laundry.
Harrow follows the GCSE and A-level curriculum with no IB Diploma pathway. The 2024 A-level results show 77% A*–A and 96% A*–B, a consistent picture of high attainment across the cohort rather than a handful of exceptional performers skewing the average. Core strengths sit in mathematics, the sciences, humanities, economics, and modern languages. The timetable is built for depth rather than breadth-at-all-costs, and class sizes are small.
Students entering the sixth form at Year 12 sit A-levels over two years. University placement, including Oxford, Cambridge, and leading American universities, is a well-documented outcome for Old Harrovians, supported by dedicated guidance through the sixth-form years.
A-Level results
77% A*-A, 96% A*-B (2024)
Harrow runs twelve boarding houses, each with its own housemaster and pastoral team providing round-the-clock oversight. The house system is the social and organisational backbone of daily life: students eat, relax, and are tutored within their house structure. The loyalty that builds between year groups within a house is one of the school’s most noted structural features. The boarding fee includes all meals and laundry, so the day-to-day logistics of school life are fully managed on campus. Weekends are structured, with organised activities alongside free time, rather than simply empty days.
Harrow has over 60 extracurricular clubs and societies, spanning astronomy, fencing, philosophy, and robotics among others. Music and drama productions operate using professional-standard facilities and appear as a recurring fixture in the school calendar. Sport is embedded in the weekly routine, with rugby, cricket, football, tennis, swimming, and rowing all fielding competitive school teams. Leadership development runs through the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and structured community service programmes. The school’s speech-making and debating culture, rooted in a long institutional history of producing public figures, is practised formally through societies and competitions.
The school occupies a 300-acre site on Harrow on the Hill, with a mix of historic Victorian buildings and more recent additions. The hill location gives the campus a degree of separation from the surrounding suburban London landscape. Facilities include professional-grade arts and music spaces alongside sports pitches, courts, and a pool. Georgian-era architecture alongside updated academic buildings is a defining visual feature of the site.
Harrow on the Hill is approximately 13 miles from Heathrow Airport, typically 30–40 minutes by road depending on traffic. Central London is around 30 minutes by car or rail. For families flying into Gatwick, the journey is approximately 60–75 minutes. The school’s proximity to London makes term-start and term-end travel straightforward for international families.
Annual tuition
£63,735 per year · Sixth Form · Year 9
Other tier breakdowns shown below.
| Stage | Year groups | Type | Audience | Fee / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth Form | Year 9 | — | £63,735 |
Additional fees
Deposit
£5,000
Registration
£450
Heathrow Airport — approx. 13 miles (30–40 min by road)
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The annual boarding fee for 2025/26 is £61,584, charged termly at £21,245 per term including VAT. The fee covers tuition, board, textbooks, a stationery allowance, and laundry. There is no separate international surcharge, but overseas families are required to pay an additional deposit equivalent to one full term’s fees (£21,245).
Harrow is a full-boarding school. All 830 students live on campus throughout the term, with no day-pupil option. Students are enrolled from age 13 (Year 9) through to Year 13.
Harrow follows the GCSE curriculum in Years 9–11 and the A-level pathway in the sixth form (Years 12–13). The school does not offer the IB Diploma. In 2024, A-level results were 77% A*–A and 96% A*–B.
There are twelve boarding houses, each led by a housemaster with a full pastoral team. Students are allocated to a house on entry and remain in it throughout their time at the school. The house covers meals, social life, and pastoral oversight seven days a week.
Registration requires a £75 fee and a £2,400 entry deposit on acceptance, rising to a further £2,400 final confirmation deposit. Overseas families also pay a deposit equal to one full term’s fees. A visa administration fee of £3,000 per year applies for students requiring a student visa. The main entry point is Year 9 (age 13), with a smaller intake at Year 12.
The school is approximately 13 miles from Heathrow Airport, typically 30–40 minutes by road. Central London is around 30 minutes away, and Gatwick Airport is approximately 60–75 minutes by road.
The school offers more than 60 clubs and societies, including astronomy, fencing, philosophy, robotics, the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), and community service programmes. Sport, including rugby, cricket, football, tennis, swimming, and rowing, forms part of the structured weekly routine. Music and drama productions use professional-standard facilities on campus.
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