Academy sponsor led · Westminster

Harris Academy St John's Wood

11–18Ages
1,326Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145126URN

Marlborough Hill, London, NW8 0NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 below Westminster median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Westminster

483 applications for 225 places · 9th of 10 in Westminster

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.0of 90

Westminster 54.0 England 46.0

6th of 11 in Westminster

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 19 November 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

5 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
19 November 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Westminster median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

483 applications · 225 places offered · 149 named it first

2026 2.2; Westminster median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Westminster median median 2.5
2024 2.4; Westminster median median 3.1
2023 2.7; Westminster median median 2.7
2022 3.0; Westminster median median 3.0
2021 2.5; Westminster median median 3.1
2020 2.2; Westminster median median 3.7
2019 2.1; Westminster median median 3.3
2018 2.0; Westminster median median 3.7
2017 1.7; Westminster median median 4.1; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Westminster median median 4.1; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Westminster median median 3.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Westminster median median 3.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Westminster median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Westminster median

Dashed bars: as Quintin Kynaston (URN 137646), Quintin Kynaston School (URN 101149), the previous school.

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	225	483	2.2	149	0.66
Sep 2025	235	539	2.3	169	0.72
Sep 2024	214	513	2.4	157	0.73
Sep 2023	218	596	2.7	169	0.78
Sep 2022	210	631	3.0	186	0.89
Sep 2021	207	524	2.5	145	0.70
Sep 2020	223	483	2.2	117	0.52
Sep 2019	206	434	2.1	101	0.49
Sep 2018	209	418	2.0	91	0.44
Sep 2017 *	225	386	1.7	99	0.44
Sep 2016 *	232	423	1.8	97	0.42
Sep 2015 *	247	476	1.9	103	0.42
Sep 2014 *	230	477	2.1	81	0.35

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

200 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.06th of 11 in Westminster

Westminster 54.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths65%4th of 11 in Westminster

Westminster 59% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths78%

Westminster 78% England 66%

This school
Westminster median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.53

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	200	54.0	65%	78%	–
2024/25	191	51.0	57%	73%	–
2023/24	189	51.0	59%	71%	+0.53
2022/23	202	52.4	58%	75%	+0.52

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

Harris Academy St John's WoodThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
The UCL Academy
0.5 km · Camden

Good2024

2.9applications per place 45.8Attainment 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
1.2 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.4applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Paddington Academy
1.7 km · Westminster

Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place 57.8Attainment 8
Haverstock School
1.8 km · Camden

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Ark King Solomon Academy
1.9 km · Westminster

Outstanding2023

50.4Attainment 8
Marylebone Academy
2.1 km · Westminster

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
Westminster Academy
2.2 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.7applications per place 46.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145126 · 213/4004
Trust: Harris Federation
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,326 on roll
Free school meals: 67.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Quintin Kynaston (URN 137646); Quintin Kynaston School (URN 101149)
Address: Marlborough Hill, London, NW8 0NL
Local authority: Westminster

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