Harrow School
Admissions Assistant at Harrow School
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Job Reference
EDV/2026/HS/81853
Location
5 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Greater London, HA1 3HP
Contract Type
Permanent
Contract Term
Full-Time
Salary
Please contact the recruitment team for salary information
Closing Date
Midnight, Sun 13th Sep, 2026
Positions Available
1
About This Role
Admissions Assistant
Contract summary. Monday to Friday 09.00 - 17.00 40 hours per week, all year round with occasional weekends
The role. The Admissions Office is the gateway to the School. The Admissions team works with a wide range of parents, boys, prep schools and junior schools to identify and guide prospective boys and their parents from initial enquiry, through testing, to an offer being made and accepted. The role is primarily to assist and support the wider Admissions team with a range of administration tasks; such as greeting parents to the office and on open days, processing tests, applications and acceptances, and updating the records and databases. For more information please refer to the job description attached to this advert.
The skills. The successful candidate will have previously worked in a similar position within a busy office or customer service environment. You will have general office administration experience, with a good working knowledge of MS Office computer systems. Applicants should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to deal with a variety of individuals professionally. They should also possess excellent time management skills, attention to detail and be able to prioritise.
The benefits. Benefits include flexible working after the six-month training period, free lunches, automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme, use of the School’s swimming pool and gym, and subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.
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The environment. Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 840 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. The Admission/Registry team is responsible for initial registration and deposit processes, testing, making offers to successful boys and enrolling them onto the School’s pupil database. The enrolment experience of every family, from initial enquiry, through application, testing, selection and ultimately to being offered a place is central to the work of the Admissions department, who strive to ensure that every step of the process is clear, consistent, customer focused and well managed.
Applications will be processed as they are received, so early application is encouraged.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
Harrow School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures at all times.
In the event of a successful application, candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to, reference checks with past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including Children’s Barred List information) and prohibition checks. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.
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This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions and cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered as “spent” under the Act) must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position at the Harrow School. Please refer to the School's Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy for more details.
Safeguarding Statement
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.
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Contact Details
Recruitment team
020 8872 8000
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