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Westminster City School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 49 48.8 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
48.8 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
50% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
17.9% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.09 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 52.1[6] 50%[6]
2023/24 50.7[4] 50.9%[4] +0.09[4]
2022/23 52.7[7] 59%[7] +0.37[7]
2021/22 53.1[8] 59%[8] +0.03[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
13.5% 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] 8.7%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 13.2%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 10.8%[12]
2018/19 C-[13] 8.1%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
64% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
3% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
24% 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 95%[15] 57%[15] 7%[15] 29%[15] 0%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 96%[16] 61%[16] 6%[16] 27%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 54%[17] 13%[17] 24%[17] 0%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 96%[18] 52%[18] 12%[18] 30%[18] 1%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[19]
Education
76% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[19]
Employment
14% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[20] 81%[20] 4%[20] 11%[20]
2020/21 85%[21] 77%[21] 2%[21] 7%[21]
2019/20 91%[22] 82%[22] 0%[22] 9%[22]
2018/19 90%[23] 78%[23] 0%[23] 12%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
88% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
28% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
36% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 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] 38%[26]
2019/20 98%[25] 37%[25] 36%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 84%[27] 23%[27] 16%[27] 3%[27]
2017/18 77%[28] 26%[28] 25%[28] 0%[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
19 May 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
22 Jun 2026[29]
Inclusion
Expected standard[29]
Achievement
Strong standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Strong standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Strong standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
22 Mar 2022[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
10 Jan 2017[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.4 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
252 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
56 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
106 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.5 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 267[32] 61[32] 117[32] 2.3[32] 0.5[32]
Entry Sept 2024 253[32] 78[32] 117[32] 2.2[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2023 269[32] 63[32] 118[32] 2.3[32] 0.5[32]
Entry Sept 2022 284[32] 74[32] 128[32] 2.2[32] 0.6[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Boys[1]
Faith
Christian[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
890[1]
Trust
WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Westminster[1]
Website
http://www.wcsch.com/[1]
District
Westminster[33]
Postcode
SW1E 5HJ[1]
URN
138312[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
800 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
34.3% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
10% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
0.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
45.5% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
17.5%[35]
Mixed
9.1%[35]
Asian
14.1%[35]
Black
47.2%[35]
Any other ethnic group
10.1%[35]
Unclassified
2%[35]

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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