Whitefriars School

Harrow · HA3 5RQ

General information All-through School · 3-18 years Who goes here 1419 pupils, 31.6% FSM

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Whitefriars School

General Information

Address: Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 5RQ – View on map
Phone: 02084272080
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Pritam Vekaria
Age range: 3-18 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 23 families put it first for 57 places – 4 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 2 of the 57 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 7 · 2025 5 · 2026 4
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 83 families put it first for 89 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 3 of the 89 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 9 · 2025 8 · 2026 9
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

1419 pupils out of 1582 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 403
% eligible for free school meals: 31.6%
Pupil mix: 9 in 10 (more mixed than the Harrow average)
English as an additional language: 72% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 22.8% a year (Harrow 16.8%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 34% moved to another school, 66% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Harrow: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 34 (2.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 44 (2.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 10 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Harrow, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 28.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 65 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 39 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 29 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 23 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 43.0
Compared with the area: 8.8 points below the Harrow average (51.8)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (−8.7 points against an expected 51.7)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 62% (Harrow 71%, England 65%) Improving
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolHarrow averageEngland↗ Improving Up 7.1 points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 8.8 points below the Harrow average (51.8).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

11th of 13 all-through schools in Harrow for Attainment 8

#9Harrow High School47.4
#10Hatch End High School43.9
#11Whitefriars School43.0
#12Rooks Heath School40.7
#13Canons High School39.1

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Avanti House School64.0
#2Nower Hill High School59.0
#3Bentley Wood High School58.5
#4The Sacred Heart Language College57.9
#5Pinner High School57.1
#6Whitmore High School55.0
#7Salvatorian Roman Catholic College54.1
#8Park High School48.9
#9Harrow High School47.4
#10Hatch End High School43.9
#11Whitefriars School43.0
#12Rooks Heath School40.7
#13Canons High School39.1

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 90.0%
Went into further education: 88.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
Spanish
Business Studies
History
Geography
Religious Studies
Computer Science
Food Technology
Sports Studies
D & T
Biology
Art & Design
Chemistry (General)
Physics (General)
Speech & Drama
Classical Civilisation
Chinese
Gujarati
Persian Language
Arabic
Urdu
Polish
Italian
French Language
Russian

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 44% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 1% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 28 percentage points below the Harrow average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 38% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 38%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 67% · Writing 50% · Maths 68% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 72%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 104
Based on: 88 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHarrow averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 28 percentage points below the Harrow average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: 39th of 39 junior and primary schools in the area

#37Earlsmead Primary School55%
#38Cedars Manor School54%
#39Whitefriars School44%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Stanburn Primary School88%
=2Avanti House Primary School87%
=2Grimsdyke School87%
=2Krishna Avanti Primary School87%
=5Pinner Wood School86%
=5St Joseph's Catholic Primary School86%
=5Vaughan Primary School86%
=5Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery86%
#9St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School85%
=10Cannon Lane Primary School84%
=10St John Fisher Catholic Primary School84%
=12Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School83%
=12Roxbourne Primary School83%
=14Priestmead Primary School and Nursery80%
=14St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy80%
#16St Anselm's Catholic Primary School79%
=17Weald Rise Primary School76%
=17West Lodge Primary School76%
=19Aylward Primary School74%
=19St John's CofE School74%
=21Longfield Primary School72%
=21Pinner Park Primary School72%
=21Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School72%
=24Stag Lane Primary School69%
=24The Welldon Park Academy69%
#26Marlborough Primary School68%
#27St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery67%
#28Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery66%
#29Grange Primary School65%
=30Heathland School63%
=30Roxeth Primary School63%
#32Camrose Primary With Nursery61%
=33Kenmore Park Junior School60%
=33Norbury School60%
=35Belmont School56%
=35Glebe Primary School56%
#37Earlsmead Primary School55%
#38Cedars Manor School54%
#39Whitefriars School44%

View full Ofsted inspection report

10th of 10 all-through schools in Harrow for Ofsted rating

#8Rooks Heath SchoolGood
#9Salvatorian Roman Catholic CollegeGood
#10Whitefriars SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bentley Wood High SchoolOutstanding
#2Nower Hill High SchoolOutstanding
#3Pinner High SchoolOutstanding
#4Avanti House SchoolGood
#5Canons High SchoolGood
#6Harrow High SchoolGood
#7Hatch End High SchoolGood
#8Rooks Heath SchoolGood
#9Salvatorian Roman Catholic CollegeGood
#10Whitefriars SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,421 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

8th of 13 all-through schools in Harrow for spending per pupil

#6Park High School£8,542
#7Whitmore High School£8,468
#8Whitefriars School£8,421
#9Bentley Wood High School£8,132
#10Rooks Heath School£8,131

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Canons High School£9,539
#2Harrow High School£9,326
#3Pinner High School£8,931
#4Hatch End High School£8,691
#5Salvatorian Roman Catholic College£8,579
#6Park High School£8,542
#7Whitmore High School£8,468
#8Whitefriars School£8,421
#9Bentley Wood High School£8,132
#10Rooks Heath School£8,131
#11Nower Hill High School£7,905
#12The Sacred Heart Language College£7,730
#13Avanti House School£6,810

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Harrow: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered