Whitefriars School, Harrow | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Whitefriars School

Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, Harrow HA3 5RQ

https://www.whitefriarsschool.net/

Whitefriars School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,510 boys and girls aged between 3 and 18. (See here for details of the primary school.) In March 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Finances, Destinations and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Sixth form and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
0.2		The Sacred Heart Language College
0.9		Hatch End High School
1.2		Nower Hill High School
1.4		Bentley Wood High School
1.4		Harrow High School
1.7		Park High School
1.7		Avanti House School
1.8		Whitmore High School
2.0		St Gregory's Catholic Science College
2.2		Claremont High School
2.3		Canons High School

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are excellent. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is roughly average.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Poor. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: Poor. Attainment is poor.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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