Whitefriars School

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Whitefriars School
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Address
Whitefriars School
Whitefriars Avenue


,
HA3 5RQ

England
Coordinates 51°35′51″N0°20′28″W / 51.5975°N 0.3412°W / 51.5975; -0.3412
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Harrow
Department for Education URN 141071 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherPritam Vekaria
Gender Co-educational
Age3to 18
Website www.whitefriarsschool.net

Whitefriars School is a co-educational all-through school and sixth form located in the Wealdstone area of the London Borough of Harrow, England. [1] [2]

Previously a community primary school administered by Harrow London Borough Council, in July 2014 Whitefriars School converted to academy status. [3] New buildings were then constructed at the site, allowing the school to open a secondary department in September 2015. [4]

Whitefriars School offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils, [5] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels. [6] The sixth form is part of the Harrow Sixth Form Collegiate.

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References

  1. "Official website" . Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. "Whitefriars School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  3. "Whitefriars Community School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  4. "School handed £250k for expansion programme". Harrow Times. 23 March 2015.
  5. "Key Stage 4".
  6. "Sixth Form".