The Grey Coat Hospital
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Westminster
Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY
95
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 04/10/2022
Application demand
45%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
15.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,167
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
1,082 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
45%
1st preference success rate
133 of 293 families who put it first got an offer
164
Places offered
882
Total applications
5.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 293 | 133 | ● 45% |
| 2nd preference | 243 | 21 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 160 | 6 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 186 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Total | 882 | 164 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Westminster lets families list 6 preferences. 711 applications came from outside the council area (137 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Susanne Staab
- Address
- Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY
- Phone
- 02079691998
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Ward / constituency
- Vincent Square · Cities of London and Westminster
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138313
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GREY COAT HOSPITAL
1,167 pupils · 1,082 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
04 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 850 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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 | 66.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 95% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.20 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 66.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 92.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 90.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 166 | — |
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.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.06 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 30% | 17% |
| A-level students | 140 | — |
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 | 166 | 46% | 81% | 93% | |
| English Language | 166 | 57% | 84% | 95% | |
| English Literature | 166 | 56% | 89% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 165 | 51% | 84% | 92% | |
| History | 107 | 73% | 95% | 97% | |
| Combined Science | 106 | 25% | 68% | 82% | |
| Spanish | 98 | 48% | 79% | 87% | |
| Geography | 79 | 54% | 80% | 89% | |
| Design & Technology | 69 | 51% | 81% | 93% | |
| Biology | 59 | 76% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 59 | 73% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 78% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 57 | 30% | 65% | 86% | |
| Sociology | 38 | 3% | 29% | 55% | |
| Psychology | 35 | 6% | 43% | 89% | |
| Biology | 34 | 12% | 35% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 31 | 19% | 48% | 84% | |
| History | 29 | 21% | 52% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 8% | 28% | 48% | |
| Economics | 22 | 9% | 23% | 86% | |
| Physics | 19 | 5% | 21% | 53% | |
| Geography | 19 | 5% | 42% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 0% | 42% | 79% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 14 | 36% | 71% | 79% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12058: The Grey Coat Hospital
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| 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) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
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.