What is Whitmore High School's Ofsted rating?

Whitmore High School received a Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its 2025 inspection.

What do parents say about Whitmore High School?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 80 responses): 78% of parents would recommend Whitmore High School.

What are Whitmore High School's latest exam results?

Whitmore High School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 54.9. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Whitmore High School located?

Whitmore High School is a secondary school in Harrow, Harrow (HA2 0AD).

How many pupils attend Whitmore High School?

Whitmore High School has around 1,739 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Whitmore High School with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Whitmore High School

Porlock Avenue, Harrow, HA2 0AD

Community school · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Outstanding

Mar 2025

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

54.9school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

54.9

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

30.2%

Basics 9-5

56.5%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

54.9

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	57.7	46.4
2023/24	54.7	46.4
2024/25	54.9	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+1.06	0.00
2023/24	+0.75	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

91.4%

EBacc APS

5.10

EBacc 9-5

30.5%

EBacc 9-4

46.1%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

36.67

A*-A Grades

34.6%

A*-B Grades

66.9%

AAB+ %

19.8%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 208 students entered

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

The John Lyon School

0.69 km away · Other independent school

Harrow School

1.09 km away · Other independent school

St Dominic's Sixth Form College

1.1 km away · Further education

The Jubilee Academy

1.21 km away · Free schools alternative provision

Outstanding

Seva Education

1.49 km away · Other independent special school

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