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Academy sponsor led · Westminster

Westminster Academy

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,003Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 131262URN

The Naim Dangoor Centre, 255 Harrow Road, London, W2 5EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.7per place
close to Westminster median (2.7)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Westminster

389 applications for 143 places · 6th of 10 in Westminster
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
46.0of 90
9th of 11 in Westminster
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth form provisionOutstanding

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
2.7applications per place, Year 7
close to Westminster median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

389 applications · 143 places offered · 69 named it first

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

  1. 2026 2.7; Westminster median median 2.7
  2. 2025 2.5; Westminster median median 2.5
  3. 2024 3.1; Westminster median median 3.1
  4. 2023 3.1; Westminster median median 2.7
  5. 2022 3.3; Westminster median median 3.0
  6. 2021 3.4; Westminster median median 3.1
  7. 2020 3.8; Westminster median median 3.7
  8. 2019 3.2; Westminster median median 3.3
  9. 2018 3.0; Westminster median median 3.7
  10. 2017 3.4; Westminster median median 4.1
  11. 2016 2.9; Westminster median median 4.1
  12. 2015 2.4; Westminster median median 3.8
  13. 2014 2.0; Westminster median median 3.4
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261433892.7690.48
Sep 20251714292.5960.56
Sep 20241855713.11060.57
Sep 20232006213.11340.67
Sep 20222157093.31740.81
Sep 20212107203.41720.82
Sep 20202067763.81750.85
Sep 20192407703.21690.70
Sep 20182457373.01500.61
Sep 20171996663.41430.72
Sep 20162005882.9930.47
Sep 20152024902.41040.51
Sep 20142084242.0850.41

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

177 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.09th of 11 in Westminster
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%10th of 11 in Westminster
Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%
  • This school
  • Westminster median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.05
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)17746.045%61%–
2024/2518848.348%69%–
2023/2420048.052%67%−0.05
2022/2319851.956%72%+0.35

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

  • 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
131262 · 213/6906
Trust
The Westminster Academy (WESTBOURNE Green)
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,300 pupils · 1,003 on roll
Free school meals
55.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2006
Address
The Naim Dangoor Centre, 255 Harrow Road, London, W2 5EZ
Local authority
Westminster

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