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Westminster School[1]

Independent · ages 12–19

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL A+ A+ 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
21 2025/26[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 48.6[5] 99.2%[5]
2023/24 46.9[6] 99.2%[6]
2022/23 46.8[7] 99%[7]
2021/22 49.2[8] 99%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A+ 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
70.1% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A+[10] 67.5%[10]
2022/23 A+[11] 78.7%[11]
2021/22 A*-[12] 85.3%[12]
2018/19 A[13] 79.7%[13]

Ofsted

No published data for this school.

Competition to get in

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 13+ entry
125 Entry Sept 2030[14]

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
12–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
785[1]
Local authority
Westminster[1]
Website
https://www.westminster.org.uk/[1]
District
Westminster[15]
Postcode
SW1P 3PF[1]
URN
101162[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
773 2024/25[16]
SEN support
18.8% 2024/25[16]
EHC plan
0.3% 2024/25[16]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[16]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
As a result, pupils develop a sophisticated interest in their studies and a strong moral awareness, as well as achieving consistently high examination results.[17]
Warmth
These relationships are characterised by mutual trust, respect and care.[17]
Pastoral care
Teachers are conscious of the pressure that pupils exert on themselves and the potential impact on their mental health. Housemasters encourage pupils’ participation in school life whilst protecting them from over-activity. Pupils access a team of well-trained professionals on a day-to-day basis including housemasters, house matrons, senior staff and school counsellors.[17]
Behaviour
As a result, pupils’ behaviour is calm, positive and respectful. Bullying rarely happens.[17]
Learning support
A detailed profile is created for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Teachers provide support in lessons for pupils who have SEND.[17]
Enrichment
Pupils further their abilities and interests in a plethora of societies, assemblies, and forums. Over a third of pupils are involved in pupil-led volunteer work.[17]
Pupil voice
Leaders promote opportunities for pupils to articulate their views, and to listen to other perspectives Governors are careful to find ways to listen to those views that might be harder to hear.[17]
Independence
Leaders successfully encourage pupils to show initiative and to contribute to society. This is reflected in the width, quality and typicality of these activities. This is a significant strength of the school. Pupils initiate and organise an annual Festival of Physics in which they present their own private research.[17]
Collaboration
Lessons are characterised by the collaboration of both teachers and pupils in academic discovery.[17]
Structure
Boarding houses and the school are environments where concepts of right and wrong are clear, and pupils naturally respect rules.[17]
Diversity
Most pupils speak a language in addition to English at home. Pupils organise an annual “One World Week”, rooted in the plethora of national groups[17]
Sport
Many of them take part in national sporting events, essay prizes and debating competitions. a wide choice of land- and water-based sports during games sessions[17]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. westminster.org.uk: westminster.org.uk — Entry westminster school. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Every year around 125 children join Westminster School in the Fifth Form (Year 9) at the 13+ entry point. (p. 1)
  15. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. reports.isi.net: reports.isi.net document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (20)
    Many of them take part in national sporting events, essay prizes and debating competitions (p. 6)
    a wide choice of land- and water-based sports during games sessions (p. 6)
    These relationships are characterised by mutual trust, respect and care (p. 5)
    As a result, pupils develop a sophisticated interest in their studies and a strong moral awareness, as well as achieving consistently high examination results (p. 3)
    Teachers are conscious of the pressure that pupils exert on themselves and the potential impact on their mental health. Housemasters encourage pupils' participation in school life whilst protecting them from over-activity (p. 8)
    Pupils access a team of well-trained professionals on a day-to-day basis including housemasters, house matrons, senior staff and school counsellors (p. 12)
    As a result, pupils' behaviour is calm, positive and respectful (p. 8)
    Bullying rarely happens (p. 8)
    Most pupils speak a language in addition to English at home (p. 6)
    Pupils organise an annual "One World Week", rooted in the plethora of national groups (p. 10)
    Boarding houses and the school are environments where concepts of right and wrong are clear, and pupils naturally respect rules (p. 10)
    Pupils further their abilities and interests in a plethora of societies, assemblies, and forums (p. 6)
    Over a third of pupils are involved in pupil-led volunteer work (p. 3)
    Leaders promote opportunities for pupils to articulate their views, and to listen to other perspectives (p. 10)
    Governors are careful to find ways to listen to those views that might be harder to hear (p. 5)
    Leaders successfully encourage pupils to show initiative and to contribute to society. This is reflected in the width, quality and typicality of these activities. This is a significant strength of the school (p. 3)
    Pupils initiate and organise an annual Festival of Physics in which they present their own private research (p. 10)
    Lessons are characterised by the collaboration of both teachers and pupils in academic discovery (p. 6)
    A detailed profile is created for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (p. 6)
    Teachers provide support in lessons for pupils who have SEND (p. 6)