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Whitefriars School

3–18Ages
1,419Pupils
All-throughPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
141071URN

Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 5RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Harrow median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Harrow

159 applications for 57 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2015

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.1of 90

Harrow 55.0 England 46.0

11th of 13 in Harrow

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Harrow median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

159 applications · 57 places offered · 23 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 2.8; Harrow median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Harrow median median 2.6
2024 4.5; Harrow median median 2.4
2023 4.8; Harrow median median 2.5
2022 4.7; Harrow median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Harrow median median 2.6
2020 2.5; Harrow median median 2.5
2019 3.4; Harrow median median 3.2
2018 2.9; Harrow median median 3.0
2017 3.5; Harrow median median 3.4
2016 3.3; Harrow median median 3.3
2015 29.7; Harrow median median 3.4

This school
Harrow median

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.0 per place (179 applications for 89 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	57	159	2.8	23	0.40
Sep 2025	60	182	3.0	30	0.50
Sep 2024	61	274	4.5	41	0.67
Sep 2023	58	279	4.8	48	0.83
Sep 2022	63	293	4.7	58	0.92
Sep 2021	92	236	2.6	40	0.43
Sep 2020	92	232	2.5	42	0.46
Sep 2019	93	312	3.4	66	0.71
Sep 2018	93	271	2.9	51	0.55
Sep 2017	86	302	3.5	61	0.71
Sep 2016	62	204	3.3	36	0.58
Sep 2015	7	208	29.7	27	3.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.111th of 13 in Harrow

Harrow 55.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%11th of 13 in Harrow

Harrow 58% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Harrow 75% England 66%

This school
Harrow median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.10

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	45.1	45%	58%	–
2024/25	149	43.0	46%	62%	–
2023/24	147	39.0	37%	54%	−0.10
2022/23	146	35.9	30%	47%	−0.80

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Whitefriars SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
0.3 km · Harrow

2026

2.0applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
The Sacred Heart Language College
0.4 km · Harrow

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 59.2Attainment 8
Hatch End High School
1.4 km · Harrow

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Nower Hill High School
1.9 km · Harrow

Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 58.2Attainment 8
Harrow High School
2.2 km · Harrow

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
Bentley Wood High School
2.2 km · Harrow

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
Park High School
2.7 km · Harrow

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Avanti House School
2.8 km · Harrow

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.3applications per place 66.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 141071 · 310/2049
Trust: Heathland Whitefriars Federation
Capacity: 1,582 pupils · 1,419 on roll
Free school meals: 31.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Whitefriars Community School (URN 102184)
Address: Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 5RQ
Local authority: Harrow

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources