The Helix Education Centre
Special / other · Harrow · HA3 6DH
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 4 March 2025
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46 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 45.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 61.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 72.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 25% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.thehelix.harrow.sch.uk
- URN
- 102180
In figures
At its inspection on 4 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. It had 46 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
Any other White background 20% (Harrow 20%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 17% (Harrow 17%, England 1%) · White British 17% (Harrow 17%, England 73%) · Any other ethnic group 9% (Harrow 9%, England 2%) · Black African 6% (Harrow 7%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Harrow 7%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 4% (Harrow 4%, England 0%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Harrow 4%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Harrow 4%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Harrow 2%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Harrow 2%, England 4%) · Not recorded 2% (Harrow 2%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Harrow 2%, England 1%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 2% (Harrow 2%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
69% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% moved to another state school · 16% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 14.71% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
50% of teachers took sickness absence, 21.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £63,259; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 65% (78%) · premises 4% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 2% (4%) · supplies and services 29% (11%) · educational supplies 2% (3%) · bought-in professional services 28% (5%) · catering 1% (1%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£141,884; in-year balance -£652,046
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 4 March 2025: Good
- 1 November 2023: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 3 July 2018: School remains Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 48.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 15.8% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 43.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 13.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.2% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 76.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 9.1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 14% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 37.9% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 13.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 41.7% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 14.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01002144 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £600,000190 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £500,000–£729,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 6an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 31an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 5an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted