Whitmore High School is a secondary school located in Harrow. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 06/03/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Porlock Avenue, Harrow, HA2 0AD
Website: http://www.whitmore.harrow.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02088647688
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Harrow
Headteacher / Principal: Ms S Hammond
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 102239

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1713
Number of Boys: 893
Number of Girls: 820

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.99 Confidence interval 0.83 to 1.15
Of the 266 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 247 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:89%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:58%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:57.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.34
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillview Nursery School
2 Grange Road , HA2 0LW
3out of 4 738 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grange Primary School
Welbeck Road , South Harrow HA2 0RY
2out of 4 424 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Vaughan Primary School
The Gardens, Vaughan Road , West Harrow HA1 4EL
4out of 4 841 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Roxeth Primary School
Brickfields , Byron Hill Road HA2 0JA
3out of 4 845 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School
Roxborough Park , HA1 3BE
4out of 4 966 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Welldon Park Academy
Wyvenhoe Road , HA2 8LS
1out of 4 1,439 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitmore High School
Porlock Avenue , HA2 0AD
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rooks Heath School
Eastcote Lane , South Harrow HA2 9AH
3out of 4 1,935 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harrow High School
Gayton Road , HA1 2JG
3out of 4 2,092 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nower Hill High School
George V Avenue , HA5 5RP
4out of 4 2,316 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pinner High School
Beaulieu Drive , HA5 1NB
4out of 4 2,710 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Dominic's Sixth Form College
Mount Park Avenue , Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3HX
- not rated 1,201 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitefriars School
Whitefriars Avenue , Wealdstone HA3 5RQ
4out of 4 3,150 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Roxeth Mead School
25 Middle Road , HA2 0HW
- not rated 707 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The John Lyon School
Middle Road , HA2 0HN
- not rated 758 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Harrow School
5 High Street , HA1 3HP
- not rated 1,195 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Regent Independent College
167 Imperial Drive , Harrow HA2 7HD
- not rated 1,253 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Jubilee Academy
73-77 Lowlands Road , HA1 3AW
3out of 4 1,317 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.