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Paddington Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 58 57.8 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
57.8 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
68.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
26.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.85 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 61.6[6] 77.3%[6]
2023/24 58[4] 73.2%[4] +0.85[4]
2022/23 57.3[7] 68%[7] +0.78[7]
2021/22 59.8[8] 71%[8] +0.96[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
14.3% 2024/25[3]
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 B[10] 28.3%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 32.1%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 33.3%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 14.8%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
77% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
9% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
4% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 94%[15] 75%[15] 7%[15] 10%[15] 1%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 82%[16] 4%[16] 8%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 77%[17] 10%[17] 10%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 94%[18] 81%[18] 3%[18] 9%[18] 0%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
76% 2022/23[19]
Education
63% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
11% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 78%[20] 1%[20] 9%[20]
2020/21 89%[21] 78%[21] 1%[21] 9%[21]
2019/20 90%[22] 86%[22] 1%[22] 4%[22]
2018/19 90%[23] 82%[23] 1%[23] 7%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
87% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
43% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
33% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 84%[26] 41%[26]
2019/20 91%[25] 35%[25] 33%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 87%[27] 37%[27] 35%[27] 1%[27]
2017/18 82%[28] 26%[28] 24%[28] 1%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
13 Mar 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
8 May 2023[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.1 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
720 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
296 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
174 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.7 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 717[30] 286[30] 174[30] 4.1[30] 1.6[30]
Entry Sept 2024 686[30] 233[30] 174[30] 3.9[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2023 671[30] 233[30] 174[30] 3.9[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2022 774[30] 235[30] 174[30] 4.4[30] 1.4[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Christian[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1200[1]
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Westminster[1]
Website
www.paddington-academy.org[1]
District
Westminster[31]
Postcode
W9 2DR[1]
URN
130912[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1259 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
81.6% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
8.3% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
3% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
51.4% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
9.3%[33]
Mixed
5.7%[33]
Asian
17%[33]
Black
19.7%[33]
Any other ethnic group
48.2%[33]
Unclassified
0%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    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.
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    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.
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