Clarion

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Claremont Road
Cricklewood
London
NW2 1TR
Phone 02084554114
Reference Number 137361

Whitefield School maintains its status as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to pupil safety and engagement in learning. The school benefits from an ambitious leadership team that has designed a curriculum that is both sequenced and culturally relevant, leading to well-supported educational outcomes for most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. While the school excels in creating an inclusive environment and promoting personal development through various opportunities, some areas for improvement have been noted, particularly concerning the evaluation of support for pupils with SEND.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 688
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.85%
Girls: 42.15%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 50.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 68.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 68 53 121
8 66 44 110
9 67 46 113
10 74 49 123
11 65 47 112
12 37 30 67
13 21 21 42

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 18%
African 13.7%
Mixed, Other 8.1%
White, British 4.8%
Caribbean 4.2%
Asian, Other 3.3%
Indian 2.8%
Pakistani 1.9%
White & Asian 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Chinese 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 07 Dec 2022
Date Report
07 Dec 2022 School inspection
22 Feb 2022 Monitoring visit
28 Nov 2017 Full inspection:
29 Jan 2014 Full inspection:
30 May 2012 Full inspection:
14 Feb 2012 Academy conversion letter
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
Previously as Whitefield School
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
11 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
11 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
12 Dec 2006 Curriculum and development visit
12 Dec 2006 Curriculum and development visit
07 Feb 2005 Full inspection
07 Feb 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and are well motivated to learn.
  • The curriculum is carefully sequenced and culturally relevant.
  • Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge and adaptability.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND in most lessons.
  • Leaders prioritize reading and offer additional support to improve fluency.
  • Pupils have opportunities for personal development and leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

  • The impact of additional support for pupils with SEND is not consistently evaluated.
  • Some activities do not sufficiently help SEND pupils deepen their knowledge.

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
44.8

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 36.8%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 51.9%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.33
Average Points (best 3) 26.67

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0%
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 41 4
Third Preference 34 1
From another Local Authority 49 10

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