Whitmore High School, Harrow

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include tennis, drama, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Whitmore High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.5 in Harrow and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Harrow and 47% in England.

That is up from 55 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.75: pupils made well above 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 48.6, against 60.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 407 families put Whitmore High School as their first choice and 1338 named it as one of their preferences, for 257 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 191 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Whitmore High School are Rooks Heath School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3); Harrow High School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); Nower Hill High School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.2); and Pinner High School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.3).

Whitmore High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

80 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Whitmore High School (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

Of the 270 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college and 0% into work.

Of the 177 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 79% went on to university or other higher education and 10% into work. 22% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

68.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (53%), Black (12%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 71 pupils (4.1%) received SEN support and 71 (4.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Whitmore High School has a resourced provision for autism and physical disability: 22 places, 22 pupils on roll.

Whitmore High School had 134 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest Underground station is West Harrow Underground Station, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shaftesbury Avenue / Roxeth, 50 metres away.

In 2024/25, Whitmore High School issued 53 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Whitmore High School are Grange Primary School (0.2 miles), Vaughan Primary School (0.5 miles), Roxeth Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Anselm's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.