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The Grey Coat Hospital

11–18Ages
1,167Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
138313URN

Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.3per place

2.6 above Westminster median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Westminster

900 applications for 169 places · 2nd of 10 in Westminster

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

62.9of 90

Westminster 54.0 England 46.0

1st of 11 in Westminster

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 4 October 2022Ofsted'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

5.3applications per place, Year 7

2.6 above Westminster median (2.7) 3.1 above England median (2.2)

900 applications · 169 places offered · 333 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.3; Westminster median median 2.7
2025 5.4; Westminster median median 2.5
2024 5.5; Westminster median median 3.1
2023 5.5; Westminster median median 2.7
2022 5.5; Westminster median median 3.0
2021 6.6; Westminster median median 3.1
2020 6.9; Westminster median median 3.7
2019 7.1; Westminster median median 3.3
2018 6.9; Westminster median median 3.7
2017 7.2; Westminster median median 4.1
2016 7.4; Westminster median median 4.1
2015 6.9; Westminster median median 3.8
2014 6.9; 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	169	900	5.3	333	1.97
Sep 2025	164	882	5.4	293	1.79
Sep 2024	166	909	5.5	315	1.90
Sep 2023	166	904	5.5	348	2.10
Sep 2022	164	898	5.5	291	1.77
Sep 2021	163	1,076	6.6	363	2.23
Sep 2020	165	1,131	6.9	378	2.29
Sep 2019	168	1,190	7.1	428	2.55
Sep 2018	166	1,146	6.9	380	2.29
Sep 2017	166	1,202	7.2	444	2.67
Sep 2016	166	1,223	7.4	439	2.64
Sep 2015	152	1,044	6.9	366	2.41
Sep 2014	151	1,036	6.9	336	2.23

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

167 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)62.91st of 11 in Westminster

Westminster 54.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths79%1st of 11 in Westminster

Westminster 59% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths89%

Westminster 78% England 66%

This school
Westminster median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+1.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	167	62.9	79%	89%	–
2024/25	166	66.6	79%	92%	–
2023/24	160	66.6	84%	95%	+1.04
2022/23	165	65.3	77%	90%	+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

The Grey Coat HospitalThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

5.3applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
Westminster City School
0.4 km · Westminster

2026

2.4applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Pimlico Academy
0.9 km · Westminster

2026

2.1applications per place 55.9Attainment 8
Lilian Baylis Technology School
1.6 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Oasis Academy South Bank
1.6 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

4.9applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
St. Thomas More Language College
1.9 km · Kensington and Chelsea

Good2022

2.0applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
2.0 km · Southwark

2026

3.0applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
London Nautical, City of London Academy
2.2 km · Lambeth

Requires improvement2023

2.9applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
2.6 km · Southwark

Good2024

2.9applications per place 49.2Attainment 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 converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138313 · 213/4628
Trust: The Grey Coat Hospital
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,082 pupils · 1,167 on roll
Free school meals: 30.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: The Grey Coat Hospital (URN 101151)
Address: Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY
Local authority: Westminster

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