Whitefriars School, Harrow

In 2026, pupils at Whitefriars School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.5 in Harrow and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Harrow and 47% in England.

That is up from 43 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.1: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.9, against 51.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Whitefriars School as their first choice and 159 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Whitefriars School are Salvatorian Roman Catholic College (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55); The Sacred Heart Language College (0.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.2); Harrow Collegiate (0.2 miles); and Hatch End High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.2).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Whitefriars School.

Whitefriars School is one of 2 schools run by Heathland Whitefriars Federation, an academy trust.

Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college.

Of the 53 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 55% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

72.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (46%), Black (11%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest Underground station is Harrow & Wealdstone Underground Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Salvatorian College / St Joseph's Ch, 330 metres away.

In 2024/25, Whitefriars School issued 125 suspensions, 8.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Whitefriars School are Marlborough Primary School (0.6 miles), Belmont School (0.6 miles), Cedars Manor School (0.7 miles) and Weald Rise Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.