Avanti House School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,206 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 64.0
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Whitefriars School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,419of 1,582 places
- Free school meals
- 31.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 149
- Ofsted
- Good, 13 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Whitefriars Community School (URN 102184, until 1 July 2014).
What the data says
Of the 146 pupils who finished Year 11 at Whitefriars School in 2023, 28% stayed on in Whitefriars School’s own sixth form (Harrow average 49%), 58% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 49 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 65% went to university (Harrow 60%, England 37%).
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 56% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
A level grades average C-, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Business Studies and Computer Science.
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 | Whitefriars School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 146 | 2,618 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 94% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 28% | 49% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 32% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 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 | Whitefriars School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 49 | 2,588 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 65% | 60% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | — | 26% | 19% |
| Further education | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 2% | 13% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Whitefriars School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.0 | 51.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 56% | 67% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.72 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.9 | 39.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.2 | 55.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 71% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 147 | 99% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 64% |
| Mathematics | 147 | 99% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 65% |
| English Literature | 132 | 89% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 125 | 84% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 61% |
| Spanish | 84 | 56% | 19% | 10% | 27% | 39% |
| Business Studies | 77 | 52% | 18% | 13% | 20% | 56% |
| History | 75 | 50% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 59% |
| Geography | 74 | 50% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 62% |
| Religious Studies | 57 | 38% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 79% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 34% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 39% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 33 | 22% | 8% | 15% | 21% | 45% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 19% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 36% |
| Design and Technology | 24 | 16% | 11% | 8% | 23% | 50% |
| Biology | 22 | 15% | 23% | 59% | 45% | 91% |
| Fine Art | 21 | 14% | 9% | 24% | 28% | 71% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 13% | 23% | 85% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 20 | 13% | 23% | 85% | 46% | 100% |
| Drama | 16 | 11% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 31% |
| Classical Civilisation | 14 | 9% | 1% | 14% | 40% | 50% |
| Chinese | 6 | 4% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Gujarati | 5 | 3% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Persian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| French | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 7 | 33% | — |
| Personal Health | 2 | 10% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Whitefriars School | Harrow | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 72 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 21 | 1,753 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 25.90 | 36.66 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | D+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 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 | 11 | 52% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 8 | 38% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 33% | 5% |
| Biology | 6 | 29% | 20% |
| Psychology | 6 | 29% | 23% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 13 | 62% | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 38% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 7 | 33% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Religious Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.