Avanti House School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,206 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 64.0
Community school
Whitmore High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,724of 1,750 places
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 269
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 18 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 265 pupils who finished Year 11 at Whitmore High School in 2023, 63% stayed on in Whitmore High School’s own sixth form (Harrow average 49%) and 25% went to a further education college.
Among the 191 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 77% went to university (Harrow 60%, England 37%), and 32% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 43% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.0 against 46.1 across England and 51.1 in Harrow, with 57% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Harrow and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Whitmore High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 265 | 2,618 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 94% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 63% | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 25% | 32% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | — | — | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Whitmore High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 191 | 2,588 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 77% | 60% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 32% | 26% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 8% | 13% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Whitmore High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.0 | 51.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 91% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.11 | 4.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 34% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 46.4 | 39.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 59.4 | 55.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 67% | 59% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 269 | 100% | 88% | 31% | 22% | 75% |
| English Language | 269 | 100% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 79% |
| English Literature | 267 | 99% | 86% | 28% | 21% | 83% |
| Religious Studies | 263 | 98% | 31% | 26% | 32% | 76% |
| French | 205 | 76% | 18% | 16% | 29% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 185 | 69% | 65% | 22% | 9% | 69% |
| Geography | 151 | 56% | 41% | 32% | 25% | 74% |
| History | 130 | 48% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 64% |
| Media Studies | 116 | 43% | 4% | 37% | 20% | 80% |
| Business Studies | 103 | 38% | 18% | 25% | 20% | 80% |
| Biology | 84 | 31% | 23% | 54% | 45% | 94% |
| Physics | 83 | 31% | 23% | 58% | 46% | 92% |
| Chemistry | 82 | 30% | 23% | 60% | 47% | 94% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 81 | 30% | 8% | 21% | 21% | 63% |
| Computer Science | 78 | 29% | 13% | 38% | 30% | 73% |
| Sociology | 75 | 28% | 4% | 23% | 21% | 76% |
| Fine Art | 46 | 17% | 9% | 33% | 28% | 93% |
| Design and Technology | 43 | 16% | 11% | 37% | 23% | 74% |
| Drama | 40 | 15% | 7% | 23% | 27% | 85% |
| 3D Design | 37 | 14% | 2% | 35% | 16% | 76% |
| Music | 31 | 12% | 5% | 26% | 33% | 90% |
| Spanish | 23 | 9% | 19% | 43% | 27% | 78% |
| Physical Education | 22 | 8% | 11% | 5% | 24% | 36% |
| Arabic | 19 | 7% | 1% | 11% | 47% | 42% |
| Chinese | 4 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Persian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Gujarati | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 49 | 27% | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 19 | 10% | — |
| Personal Health | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Whitmore High School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 398 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 182 | 1,753 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.67 | 36.66 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 85 | 47% | 31% |
| Psychology | 51 | 28% | 23% |
| Economics | 47 | 26% | 13% |
| Biology | 43 | 24% | 20% |
| Business Studies | 33 | 18% | 13% |
| English Literature | 31 | 17% | 11% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 17% | 17% |
| Sociology | 22 | 12% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 19 | 10% | 5% |
| Geography | 18 | 10% | 10% |
| History | 17 | 9% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 9% | 5% |
| Media Studies | 17 | 9% | 4% |
| Physics | 14 | 8% | 12% |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 5% | 2% |
| Art and Design | 9 | 5% | 1% |
| Physical Education | 8 | 4% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Persian | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 113 | 62% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | 71 | 39% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | 67 | 37% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | 63 | 35% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | 55 | 30% | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (All) | 39 | 21% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 36 | 20% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 33 | 18% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | 30 | 16% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 29 | 16% | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (All) | 28 | 15% | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | 24 | 13% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | 23 | 13% | — |
| History | GCE AS level (All) | 21 | 12% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 20 | 11% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 20 | 11% | — |
| Media Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 19 | 10% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 16 | 9% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 14 | 8% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 13 | 7% | — |
| English Language and Literature | GCE AS level (All) | 13 | 7% | — |
| Law | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 7% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 12 | 7% | — |
| Law | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 12 | 7% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 11 | 6% | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (All) | 10 | 5% | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 10 | 5% | — |
| French | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 4% | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 8 | 4% | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 8 | 4% | — |
| Music | GCE AS level (All) | 6 | 3% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 3% | — |
| Music | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Language and Literature | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| French | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Media Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Harrow
Bentley Wood High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,393 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.5
Canons High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,139 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.1
Harrow High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 982 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.4
Hatch End High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,226 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.9
Nower Hill High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,030 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.