Academy sponsor led · Westminster

Paddington Academy

11–18Ages
1,256Pupils
SecondaryPhase
ChristianReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
130912URN

50 Marylands Road, London, W9 2DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.4 above Westminster median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Westminster

720 applications for 174 places · 3rd of 10 in Westminster

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

57.8of 90

Westminster 54.0 England 46.0

3rd of 11 in Westminster

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

4.1applications per place, Year 7

1.4 above Westminster median (2.7) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

720 applications · 174 places offered · 296 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 4.1; Westminster median median 2.7
2025 4.1; Westminster median median 2.5
2024 3.9; Westminster median median 3.1
2023 3.9; Westminster median median 2.7
2022 4.5; Westminster median median 3.0
2021 4.8; Westminster median median 3.1
2020 4.8; Westminster median median 3.7
2019 4.9; Westminster median median 3.3
2018 4.8; Westminster median median 3.7
2017 4.8; Westminster median median 4.1
2016 4.4; Westminster median median 4.1
2015 4.3; Westminster median median 3.8
2014 4.2; Westminster median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Westminster median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Westminster median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	174	720	4.1	296	1.70
Sep 2025	174	717	4.1	286	1.64
Sep 2024	174	686	3.9	233	1.34
Sep 2023	174	671	3.9	233	1.34
Sep 2022	174	774	4.5	235	1.35
Sep 2021	175	840	4.8	261	1.49
Sep 2020	175	831	4.8	228	1.30
Sep 2019	175	858	4.9	280	1.60
Sep 2018	175	838	4.8	235	1.34
Sep 2017	173	835	4.8	249	1.44
Sep 2016	172	760	4.4	253	1.47
Sep 2015	171	733	4.3	260	1.52
Sep 2014	172	725	4.2	239	1.39

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

190 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)57.83rd of 11 in Westminster

Westminster 54.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths68%3rd of 11 in Westminster

Westminster 59% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths85%

Westminster 78% England 66%

This school
Westminster median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.85

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	190	57.8	68%	85%	–
2024/25	185	61.6	77%	87%	–
2023/24	183	58.0	73%	89%	+0.85
2022/23	174	57.3	68%	83%	+0.78

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

Paddington AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
Westminster Academy
0.5 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
St George's Catholic School
0.9 km · Westminster

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
1.0 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.4applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Marylebone Academy
1.3 km · Westminster

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Ark King Solomon Academy
1.6 km · Westminster

Outstanding2023

50.4Attainment 8
All Saints Catholic College
1.7 km · Kensington and Chelsea

2026

4.5applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
Harris Academy St John's Wood
1.7 km · Westminster

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Kensington Aldridge Academy
2.0 km · Kensington and Chelsea

Remains Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 53.1Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 130912 · 213/6905
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Christian
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,256 on roll
Free school meals: 52.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2006
Address: 50 Marylands Road, London, W9 2DR
Local authority: Westminster

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