Mander Portman Woodward School
90-92 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5AB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Dr Sally Powell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 524
- URN
- 100540
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02078351355
About this school
Mander Portman Woodward School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 14 to 20 and has 524 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Mander Portman Woodward School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Mander Portman Woodward School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 1987, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 66 | 81 | 54 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 2% | 1.2% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mander Portman Woodward School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kensington and Chelsea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6 | 34.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7 | 32 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 546 |
| 2023/24 | 589 |
| 2024/25 | 563 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 245
Location
Nearby schools
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Glendower Preparatory School0.0 miles
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Queen's Gate School0.1 miles
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St Philip's School0.2 miles
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Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle0.2 miles
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Falkner House0.2 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Mander Portman Woodward School teach?
- Mander Portman Woodward School teaches children aged 14 to 20. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the principal of Mander Portman Woodward School?
- The principal of Mander Portman Woodward School is Dr Sally Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mander Portman Woodward School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Mander Portman Woodward School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Mander Portman Woodward School?
- Mander Portman Woodward School has 524 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 20.
- Is Mander Portman Woodward School full?
- Mander Portman Woodward School has capacity for 700 pupils and 524 on roll (75%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mander Portman Woodward School a faith school?
- No. Mander Portman Woodward School has no designated religious character.
- Is Mander Portman Woodward School a selective school?
- No. Mander Portman Woodward School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Mander Portman Woodward School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 9.6 in 2022/23 and 8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Mander Portman Woodward School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mander Portman Woodward School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.