Sylvia Young Theatre School
1 Nutford Place, Seymour Place, W1H 5YZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne-Marie Kennedy
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 290
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 101172
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072582330
About this school
Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Westminster. It teaches children aged 10 to 16 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sylvia Young Theatre School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Sylvia Young Theatre School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1980, 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 | 42 | 44 | 81 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.8 | 55.0 | 25.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 56.8% | 22.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 81.8% | 40.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 0% | 3.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
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 Sylvia Young Theatre 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 | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.8 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 25.5 | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 9
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does Sylvia Young Theatre School teach?
- Sylvia Young Theatre School teaches children aged 10 to 16. It is an independent school in Westminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Sylvia Young Theatre School?
- The headteacher of Sylvia Young Theatre School is Mrs Anne-Marie Kennedy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sylvia Young Theatre School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sylvia Young Theatre 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 Sylvia Young Theatre School?
- Sylvia Young Theatre School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 16.
- Is Sylvia Young Theatre School full?
- Sylvia Young Theatre School has capacity for 290 pupils and 185 on roll (64%), 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 Sylvia Young Theatre School a faith school?
- No. Sylvia Young Theatre School has no designated religious character.
- How have Sylvia Young Theatre School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.8 in 2022/23 and 25.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sylvia Young Theatre School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sylvia Young Theatre 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.