Harlington
LU5 6NX
United Kingdom
Goswell End Road
Harlington
LU5 6NX
United Kingdom
Goswell End Road, LU5 6NX, Harlington, Bedfordshire
School
Harlington Upper School - Harlington
Open events for parents and carers
Year 8 into Year 9 Open Evening – Thursday 8 October 2026
Year 8 Open Evening for prospective Year 9 students, for entry September 2027.
Doors open for tours at 5pm, with presentations at 5.15pm, 6pm and 7pm. The event ends at 8pm.
Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday 26 November 2026
Sixth Form Open Evening for prospective Year 12 students for entry September 2027.
Doors open for tours at 5.30pm, with presentations at 6pm and 7pm. The event ends at 8pm.
Type of school
Upper School - Academy
Telephone
01525 755100
Email address
Please use the contact form on the school's website
Website
Visit the Harlington Upper School website
Fax
01525 755101
Headteacher
Helen Harris
Age range
13 to 18
Ofsted inspection
View report on Ofsted's website
Apply online
Apply for an upper school place online
Published admission numbers (places available)
240
Designated measuring point
Entrance to front car park
Oversubscription criteria
From September 2027
- all 'looked after' or previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
- children of staff at the school
- children living in catchment area with siblings at the school (priority given to those currently attending feeder PST schools)
- children living in catchment area (priority given to those currently attending feeder PST schools)
- other siblings (priority given to those currently attending feeder PST schools)
- children attending PST feeder middle schools
- children attending Robert Bloomfield Middle School
- any other children
Until September 2027
- all 'looked after' children or children who were previously 'looked after', including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
- children of staff
- children living in the catchment area with siblings at the academy
- other children living in the catchment area
- 'very exceptional' medical grounds (see definition below)
- other children with siblings at the academy
- children attending PST feeder middle schools (Arnold Academy and Parkfields Middle School)
- children attending Robert Bloomfield Academy
- any other children
Definition of 'children of staff'
This refers to any children of staff who have been employed by the trust for 2 or more years at the time at which the application was made, or was recruited to fill a vacant post where there was a demonstrable skill shortage.
Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'
Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.
Definition of 'very exceptional' medical grounds
‘Very exceptional’ medical grounds refers to cases where there are exceptional medical reasons which make it essential that a child should attend a particular school and where the preferred school is the only school locally that could meet the child’s needs. A medical report from the child’s doctor or consultant must be submitted with the application form, setting out valid medical reasons why it is essential for the child to be admitted to the school in question and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. The governors reserve the right to seek further information to determine whether it is essential for a child to be admitted to the preferred school on medical grounds. Admission on medical grounds cannot be considered where the medical condition relates to that of a parent/carer, brother or sister or another relative/childminder.
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