Whitmore High SchoolHarrow High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Harrow.
Summary of the comparison
Whitmore High School and Harrow High School are secondary schools in Harrow.
Whitmore High School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Harrow High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Whitmore High School is ahead on our composite score.
Whitmore High School was judged exceptional and Harrow High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.4 for Whitmore High School and 49.8 for Harrow High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Whitmore High School (59.9 in 2021-22, 56.4 in 2025-26) and has risen at Harrow High School (44.6 in 2021-22, 49.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HarrowWhitmore High School | HarrowHarrow High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 13 in Harrow Stronger figure | 8th of 13 in Harrow | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,724 | 982 | |
| Capacity | 1,750 | 1,100 | |
| Location | Harrow, HA2 0AD | Harrow, HA1 2JG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.4 Stronger figure | 49.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.8% Stronger figure | 53.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.3% Stronger figure | 71.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 251 | 169 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 182 | 35 | |
| A-level average points | 36.7 Stronger figure | 34.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.9 Stronger figure | 36.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.8% Stronger figure | 19.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,739 | 1,013 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.3% | 31.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 68.2% | 74.8% | |
| SEN support | 4.7% | 14.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% Stronger figure | 8.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.3% Stronger figure | 24.8% | 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
Harrow High School
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