Whitmore High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 18 2025 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
- 1739 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 68.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.7%
Other Asian 28.3%
Indian 18.2%
Other White 10.1%
African 9.3%
Mixed 8.9%
Other 6.7%
Pakistani 6.2%
White British 4.8%
Caribbean 2.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 91%
Local authority average 66%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.9
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.1
Local authority average 4.68
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 49 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 84 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 103 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 82 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 78 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Whitmore High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 262
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 348
- 2nd preference
- 328
- 3rd preference
- 298
- From another Local Authority
- 245
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 266 144 122 |
| Year 8 | 265 130 135 |
| Year 9 | 268 140 128 |
| Year 10 | 271 142 129 |
| Year 11 | 271 140 131 |
| Year 12 | 207 110 97 |
| Year 13 | 191 92 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 93.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 31.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 49.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 11.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 77.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 32.0% 25.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.2% 2.4% |