Whitmore High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 5 2015 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Unique reference
- 102239
- Address
- Porlock Avenue, HA2 0AD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1733 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 66.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
Other Asian 28.6%
Indian 17%
Other White 10.3%
African 9.5%
Mixed 8.9%
Other 7.1%
Pakistani 6.1%
White British 5.9%
Caribbean 2.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.76
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.46
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 91%
Local authority average 64%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 57%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.7
Local authority average 52.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.09
Local authority average 4.8
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 30 |
| Biology | AS level | 1 |
| Chemistry | AS level | 1 |
| Mathematics | AS level | 1 |
| Physics | AS level | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 44 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 76 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 102 |
Admissions
Whitmore High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 255
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 453
- 2nd preference
- 369
- 3rd preference
- 304
- From another Local Authority
- 260
Offers
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 266 132 134 |
| Year 8 | 269 139 130 |
| Year 9 | 270 141 129 |
| Year 10 | 274 141 133 |
| Year 11 | 273 146 127 |
| Year 12 | 206 105 101 |
| Year 13 | 175 82 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Secondary
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 95.0% 86.0% |
Further education | 22.0% 28.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 52.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 12.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.7% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.2% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 80.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 31.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 2.2% |
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