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Whitefriars School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 14 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Harrow
Unique reference
141071
Address
Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, HA3 5RQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1484 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
55.3%
Girls
44.7%
First language not English
73.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.5%
Persistent absence
44.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Other Asian 21.4%
Other White 17.3%
Indian 16.7%
Mixed 9.4%
Other 7.2%
Pakistani 6.4%
African 5.9%
White British 4.6%
Caribbean 3.5%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Unclassified 2.1%
Chinese 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage0.6
MathsBelow average-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 68%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE6
Art & DesignGCSE25
BiologyGCSE23
Business Studies:SingleGCSE73
ChemistryGCSE21
ChineseGCSE3
Classical CivilisationGCSE15
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE48
Design & TechnologyGCSE23
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Whitefriars School

Primary

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
83
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
83
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
49
28
21
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
88
47
41
Year 1
89
44
45
Year 2
88
40
48
Year 3
87
43
44
Year 4
90
46
44
Year 5
90
46
44
Year 6
90
47
43
Year 7
147
85
62
Year 8
144
82
62
Year 9
148
91
57
Year 10
149
93
56
Year 11
148
84
64
Year 12
20
13
7
Year 13
56
30
26
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs,
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
94.7%
85.6%
Further education
39.0%
28.7%
35.4%
School sixth form
46.0%
52.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
9.0%
12.9%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
0.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.2%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
3.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023
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