Westminster Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school London, Westminster·W2 5EZ
Composite score
60.4
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#1,152
National rank
#282
In London
#9
In Westminster
Top 36%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
48.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
48%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
69%
% EBacc grade 5+
26%
EBacc average points score
4.63

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
69 first choices, 143 places
First choices per place
0.48
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
389
any preference, for 143 places
Applications from another council area
41%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8120220.6720230.5720240.5620250.482026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Westminster Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,073
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
51.3%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
55.8%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.2%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.7%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
33.5%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
10.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£10,624
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
90%
198 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
89%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Westminster Academy at a glance

Located in London, Westminster, Westminster Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 1,073 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 48.3, broadly in line with the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of secondary schools nationally.

48% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 69% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Westminster Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 69 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 90% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.7%. There are about 10.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 51% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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