Marylebone Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Boys · Westminster
North Wharf Road, London, W2 1QZ
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.9%
39.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
561
Capacity used
Has space59%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
45 of 45 families who put it first got an offer
103
Places offered
223
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 45 | 45 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 56 | 21 | ● 38% |
| 3rd preference | 47 | 4 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 75 | 6 | ● 8% |
| Total | 223 | 76 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Westminster lets families list 6 preferences. 115 applications came from outside the council area (49 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee Thomas
- Address
- North Wharf Road, London, W2 1QZ
- Phone
- 02031437100
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Ward / constituency
- Hyde Park · Cities of London and Westminster
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140884
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 55% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 57% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
561 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 536 pupils
Attendance
88.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
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 | 52.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.85 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 25.74 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 122 | — |
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 | 29.6 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 59 | — |
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 | 122 | 34% | 68% | 82% | |
| English Language | 122 | 18% | 56% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 120 | 18% | 59% | 78% | |
| Business | 68 | 18% | 69% | 81% | |
| Geography | 68 | 12% | 49% | 71% | |
| Biology | 67 | 19% | 61% | 79% | |
| Chemistry | 67 | 22% | 73% | 79% | |
| Physics | 56 | 32% | 79% | 93% | |
| Combined Science | 53 | 4% | 28% | 64% | |
| Computer Science | 50 | 26% | 62% | 66% | |
| History | 45 | 27% | 56% | 69% | |
| French | 42 | 26% | 55% | 76% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 28 | 0% | 4% | 29% | |
| Economics | 22 | 9% | 18% | 68% | |
| Psychology | 19 | 5% | 5% | 26% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 0% | 0% | 39% | |
| Business Studies | 18 | 0% | 22% | 61% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 0% | 15% | 46% | |
| Biology | 12 | 0% | 25% | 33% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 18% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 17% | 17% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 20399: Marylebone Boys' School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| 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) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
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.