Westminster Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Westminster
The Naim Dangoor Centre, London, W2 5EZ
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.7%
38.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,003
Capacity used
Has space77%
1,300 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
96 of 96 families who put it first got an offer
171
Places offered
429
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 96 | 96 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 105 | 27 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 88 | 14 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 140 | 7 | ● 5% |
| Total | 429 | 144 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Westminster lets families list 6 preferences. 193 applications came from outside the council area (66 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Numera Anwar
- Address
- The Naim Dangoor Centre, 255 Harrow Road, London, W2 5EZ
- Phone
- 02071210600
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Ward / constituency
- Westbourne · Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 131262
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 55% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 56% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE WESTMINSTER ACADEMY (WESTBOURNE GREEN)
1,003 pupils · 1,300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 948 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
38.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: NE (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 89.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 188 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 1 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 183 | 21% | 55% | 74% | |
| English Language | 183 | 14% | 56% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 182 | 25% | 66% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 7% | 34% | 62% | |
| History | 86 | 37% | 64% | 71% | |
| Geography | 85 | 11% | 36% | 53% | |
| Spanish | 76 | 28% | 51% | 62% | |
| French | 67 | 18% | 42% | 52% | |
| Biology | 59 | 39% | 78% | 88% | |
| Social Studies | 59 | 31% | 71% | 85% | |
| Physics | 58 | 38% | 76% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 58 | 41% | 79% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17459: Westminster Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Westminster council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.