Secondary school

Whitmore High School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Harrow
  • HA2 0AD
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 486 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 15%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 13%2017/18: top 12%2018/19: top 10%10% · 2018/192021/22: top 11%2022/23: top 11%2023/24: top 16%2024/25: top 15%No exams

A-level results

#187 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 855 · London 50.17/10 Above−11.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths56.5% · London 51.8%6/10 Middle−14.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score5.11 · London 4.568/10 Above−9.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.75 · London +0.329/10 Top 20%−13.5 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry36.67 · London 34.77/10 Above−21.5 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 55.4 · 265 pupils · London 522016/17: 54.5 · 265 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 56.1 · 264 pupils · London 492018/19: 57.4 · 266 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 59.9 · 267 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 57.7 · 265 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 54.7 · 270 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 55 · 269 pupils · London 50.1559.954.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 57% · 265 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 57% · 264 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 58% · 266 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 69% · 267 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 61% · 265 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 56.7% · 270 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 56.5% · 269 pupils · London 51.8%69%56.5%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.73 · 163 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 33.49 · 158 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 33.27 · 157 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 32.28 · 142 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 43.28 · 122 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 39 · 154 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 36.39 · 153 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 36.67 · 182 pupils · London 34.743.2830.73No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in53.1%
216 of 407 who put it first2014 · 63.2%2026 · 53.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st407216
2nd29816
3rd2399
Last distance offered
  • 2026/271.2 km
  • 2025/261.3 km
  • 2024/251.2 km
  • 2023/241.2 km
  • 2022/23999 m
  • 2021/221.3 km
  • 2020/211.1 km
  • 2019/201.0 km

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Sixth form provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2015Outstanding
  3. 2025All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,724
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.3%
First language not English68.2%
SEN support4.7%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils12.3%

Girls 48.4%Boys 51.6%

98.5% full · 1,750 places · 398 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 80 responses (4.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school78.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school80% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved72.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 58.8% not applicable36.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year75% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.8% not applicable63.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?20% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 20% who said Yes above62.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child80% agree
  • My child does well at this school86.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing87.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development65% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent77.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.2
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 111.1
  • Leadership 9.9
  • Teaching assistants 26.9
  • Other support 36.3

Teachers 121 FTE · Whole workforce 184.2 · 227 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,796
Spend per pupil£8,917
Staff spend per pupil£6,859
Reserve per pupil£1,061
  • +£1,869,831revenue reserve
  • −£212,738in-year balance

Grants £8,711 · self-generated £169 · premises £554 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

270 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.1%
  • Education93.7%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0.4%
  • Not sustained3.7%
  • Unknown2.2%