73%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
56%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
91%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1374.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,739
Pupils · 2024/25
68%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2015
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHarrow
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Whitmore High School · Secondary with sixth form · Harrow
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
73%
-3pp
83%78%73%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
56%
-0pp
69%63%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
Attainment 8
55.0
+0.3
59.957.354.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.0
EBacc entry
91%
+1pp
93%91%89%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 91%
EBacc APS
1374.8
+1.3
1478.21425.81373.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1374.8
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
36.7
+0.3
43.337.832.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36.7
A-level value added
+0.19
0
+0.3+0.2+0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
20%
+1pp
23%16%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B+B-C+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,739
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
68%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%
Contact
Address
Porlock Avenue, Harrow, HA2 0AD
Local authority
Harrow
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 56% | 55.0 | Not applicable | 91% | 1374.8 | 92% | 1,739 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 57% | 54.7 | +0.75 | 91% | 1373.5 | 91% | 1,733 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 61% | 57.7 | +1.06 | 93% | 1413.0 | 94% | 1,733 |
| 2021/22 | 83% | 69% | 59.9 | +1.15 | 92% | 1478.2 | 92% | 1,684 |
| 2018/19 | 78% | 58% | 57.4 | +0.99 | 89% | 1419.7 | 90% | 1,676 |
| 2017/18 | 73% | 57% | 56.1 | +1.10 | 91% | 1362.9 | 92% | 1,678 |
| 2016/17 | 75% | 57% | 54.5 | +0.87 | 88% | — | 89% | 1,676 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36.7 | B- | +0.19 | 20% | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 36.4 | B- | +0.23 | 19% | 180 |
| 2022/23 | 39.0 | B | — | 22% | 212 |
| 2021/22 | 43.3 | B+ | — | 23% | 166 |
| 2018/19 | 32.3 | C+ | +0.10 | 9% | 169 |
| 2017/18 | 33.3 | C+ | +0.20 | 12% | 179 |
| 2016/17 | 33.5 | C+ | +0.33 | 19% | 180 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,739 | 16.3 | 9% | 68% | 32% | 5% | 12% |
| 2023/24 | 1,733 | 16.1 | 9% | 67% | 31% | 5% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 1,733 | 16.3 | 9% | 70% | 29% | 6% | 12% |
| 2021/22 | 1,684 | 15.1 | 7% | 71% | 29% | 5% | 11% |
| 2020/21 | 1,713 | 15.7 | 8% | 71% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,676 | 14.8 | 7% | 70% | 31% | 4% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 1,678 | 15.2 | 7% | 69% | 34% | 4% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 1,676 | 14.8 | 6% | 68% | 35% | 4% | 6% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.