Whitmore High SchoolAvanti House School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Whitmore High School and Avanti House School are secondary schools.
Whitmore High School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Avanti House School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Avanti House School is ahead on our composite score.
Whitmore High School was judged exceptional and Avanti House School was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.0 for Whitmore High School and 64.0 for Avanti House School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Whitmore High School (59.9 in 2021-22, 55.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Avanti House School (64.0 in 2021-22, 64.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HarrowWhitmore High School | StanmoreAvanti House School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B79/100 | A85/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 13 in Harrow | 1st of 13 in Harrow Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Community school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,724 | 1,206 | |
| Capacity | 1,750 | 1,260 | |
| Location | Harrow, HA2 0AD | Stanmore, HA7 2EQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.0 | 64.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.5% | 73.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.9% | 87.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 91.4% Stronger figure | 77.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.11 | 6.02 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 269 | 180 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 182 | 137 | |
| A-level average points | 36.7 | 37.5 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.9 Stronger figure | 37.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.8% | 22.6% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,739 | 1,182 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.3% | 7.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 68.2% | 45.7% | |
| SEN support | 4.7% | 5.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% | 3.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.3% | 6.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Whitmore High School
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