Whitmore High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 6 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
- 11.0%
- 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
- 1.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.45
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 93%
Local authority average 67%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.7
Local authority average 51.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.33
Local authority average 4.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 43 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 56 |
| Biology | GCSE | 82 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 81 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 77 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 64 |
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
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 94.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 27.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 55.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 10.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 82.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 29.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 30.0% 26.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 1.7% |