SEND in Harrow School for Boys

[School2023]

Hi All,

My son has just recently been diagnosed with dyslexia, and I am aiming for him to go to school at Harrow Boys.

I read online that, due to Harrow being an 'ISI' school, they don't have to comply with regulations around SEND students as other schools do, e.g. they don't have to accept a student that has SEND.

I just wanted to know:

• if anyone has a son or knows someone with SEND in Harrow?

• if so, what their experience is like and the support they receive from the SEND department at Harrow?
• if anyone knows of someone who wasn't accepted because of their SEND.

Many thanks.

Hi All,

I meant to mention that my son’s dyslexia is mild - the average score for children of his age (10 years old) is between 85 - 115 and he scored 75, so his dyslexia is very mild.

He mainly struggles with spelling words correctly and needs to take his time when reading so that he doesn’t miss our words.

Speaking as a parent of a boy currently at Harrow, I can say with certainty that their SEND provision is excellent. One Biology teacher (Mr Hays-Smith) has been brilliant, often writing subject notes in a font easy to read for dyslexic students. The best teacher my son has had, too. Overall the staff work hard to facilitate SEND boys, in my experience.