Whitefriars School
Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 5RQ
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HEATHLAND WHITEFRIARS FEDERATION
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Pritam Vekaria
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harrow West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,582
- Pupils on roll
- 1,419
- URN
- 141071
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084272080
About this school
Whitefriars School is an all-through academy in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 1,419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitefriars School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 87 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 23% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 59% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 61% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 70% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 147 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.9 | 39.0 | 43.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.80 -1.06 to -0.55 | -0.10 -0.36 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 37.4% | 45.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 53.7% | 61.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 73% | 70.7% | 55.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Whitefriars School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 23% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.9 | 43 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39 | 44.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,514 |
| 2023/24 | 1,484 |
| 2024/25 | 1,443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitefriars School compares
Whitefriars School ranked 11th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43 | 8.3% | 31.8% | 1,419 | — |
| London Academy | 51.7 | 7% | 44.5% | 1,749 | 2.9 miles |
| Preston Manor School | 46.2 | 8.2% | 31.3% | 1,902 | 3.1 miles |
| Ark Academy | 51.5 | 4.9% | 35.7% | 1,639 | 3.4 miles |
| Alec Reed Academy | 45.1 | 8.2% | 44.5% | 1,639 | 4.2 miles |
| St Mary's and St John's CofE School | — | — | — | 1,651 | 4.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.81%
- English as an additional language
- 71.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.29%
- Persistent absence
- 28.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
London Academy2.9 miles
All-through · Edgware
-
Preston Manor School3.1 miles
All-through · Wembley
-
Ark Academy3.4 miles
All-through · Wembley
-
Alec Reed Academy4.2 miles
All-through · Northolt
-
St Mary's and St John's CofE School4.9 miles
All-through · London
Other schools in Harrow
Whitefriars School ranks 27th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Harrow, and Whitefriars School ranks 9th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Harrow.
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Earlsmead Primary School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Heathland School Primary
- Hujjat Primary School Primary
- Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kenmore Park Junior School Primary
- Longfield Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitefriars School teach?
- Whitefriars School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an all-through school in Harrow.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Whitefriars School?
- The executive headteacher of Whitefriars School is Mr Pritam Vekaria, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitefriars School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitefriars School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Whitefriars School?
- Whitefriars School has 1,419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Whitefriars School full?
- Whitefriars School has capacity for 1,582 pupils and 1,419 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Whitefriars School a faith school?
- No. Whitefriars School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitefriars School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitefriars School as having nursery classes.
- Is Whitefriars School part of an academy trust?
- Whitefriars School is part of HEATHLAND WHITEFRIARS FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitefriars School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitefriars School compare with other schools in Harrow?
- Whitefriars School ranked 11th of 13 secondary schools in Harrow for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitefriars School's absence rate?
- Whitefriars School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitefriars School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitefriars School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.