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Free schools · Hammersmith and Fulham

West London Free School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 926Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 136750URN

241 King Street, London, W6 9LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
8.0per place
4.3 above Hammersmith and Fulham median (3.7)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham

1,033 applications for 130 places · 1st of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
64.2of 90
2nd of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
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
8.0applications per place, Year 7
4.3 above Hammersmith and Fulham median (3.7) 5.7 above England median (2.2)

1,033 applications · 130 places offered · 240 named it first

  1. 2026 8.0; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 3.7
  2. 2025 7.4; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 4.2
  3. 2024 7.5; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 4.0
  4. 2023 7.7; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 3.7
  5. 2022 7.5; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 3.7
  6. 2021 9.0; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 3.8
  7. 2020 10.4; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 3.7
  8. 2019 10.0; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 3.6
  9. 2018 10.9; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 4.3
  10. 2017 11.0; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 3.9
  11. 2016 10.0; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 3.9
  12. 2015 9.7; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 4.3
  13. 2014 9.6; Hammersmith and Fulham median median 4.1
More applications per place than the Hammersmith and Fulham median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Hammersmith and Fulham 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 20261301,0338.02401.85
Sep 20251279357.42061.62
Sep 20241259407.52011.61
Sep 20231299997.72321.80
Sep 20221381,0317.52611.89
Sep 20211331,1999.02972.23
Sep 20201241,29110.42952.38
Sep 20191261,25910.03322.63
Sep 20181251,36710.93142.51
Sep 20171161,28111.02892.49
Sep 20161151,15110.02251.96
Sep 20151161,1229.71761.52
Sep 20141181,1309.62762.34

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

130 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)64.22nd of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham
Grade 5 or above in English and maths76%3rd of 11 in Hammersmith and Fulham
Grade 4 or above in English and maths84%
  • This school
  • Hammersmith and Fulham median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.96
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)13064.276%84%–
2024/2513469.285%91%–
2023/2413063.873%85%+0.96
2022/2312961.570%84%+0.69

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
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
136750 · 205/4000
Trust
Knowledge Schools Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
920 pupils · 926 on roll
Free school meals
27.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
7 September 2011
Address
241 King Street, London, W6 9LP
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham

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