OFSTED
13 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Harrow
Trust
HEATHLAND WHITEFRIARS FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,419
1,372 full-time ·
47 part-time
Female pupils
646
45.5% of pupils
Male pupils
773
54.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.2 pts
above England
School
30.0%
Harrow
18.1%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
51.9 pts
above England
School
72.2%
Harrow
58.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Harrow
0.8%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Asian background
21.4%
304
Indian
17.7%
251
Any other White background
16.3%
231
Any other ethnic group
7.3%
104
African
6.3%
90
Unclassified
5.2%
74
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.2%
215 of
1,419 pupils
5.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.0
3.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.10 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.07 pts
higher than
England
School
8.29%
Harrow
5.84%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.73 pts
higher than
England
School
28.55%
Harrow
15.57%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.92%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.12 pts
higher than
England
School
3.92%
Harrow
1.36%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
89.7%
1.4 pts
below England
Whitefriars School
89.7%
Harrow
89.7%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.