Westminster Academy
The Naim Dangoor Centre, 255 Harrow Road, London, W2 5EZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE WESTMINSTER ACADEMY (WESTBOURNE GREEN)
- Principal
- Mrs Numera Anwar
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Exilarch's Foundation
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,300
- Pupils on roll
- 1,003
- URN
- 131262
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02071210600
About this school
Westminster Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,003 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 198 | 200 | 188 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.9 | 48.0 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.35 +0.15 to +0.56 | -0.05 -0.26 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 51.5% | 48.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 67% | 69.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 96% | 94% | 89.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
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 Westminster Academy 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 | 51.9 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,134 |
| 2023/24 | 1,116 |
| 2024/25 | 1,073 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westminster Academy compares
Westminster Academy ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.3 | 11.3% | 51.3% | 1,003 | — |
| Paddington Academy | 61.6 | 4.7% | 51.4% | 1,256 | 0.3 miles |
| Marylebone Boys' School | 48.6 | 11.1% | 49.1% | 561 | 0.7 miles |
| St George's Catholic School | 55.9 | 6.5% | 35.3% | 1,170 | 0.9 miles |
| St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School | 44.3 | 10.3% | 60.6% | 953 | 0.9 miles |
| All Saints Catholic College | 51.3 | 9.6% | 41.8% | 898 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.27%
- English as an additional language
- 55.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.31%
- Persistent absence
- 38.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Paddington Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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Marylebone Boys' School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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St George's Catholic School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
All Saints Catholic College1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Westminster Academy ranks 153rd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westminster Academy teach?
- Westminster Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Westminster Academy?
- The principal of Westminster Academy is Mrs Numera Anwar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westminster Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westminster Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Westminster Academy?
- Westminster Academy has 1,003 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Westminster Academy full?
- Westminster Academy has capacity for 1,300 pupils and 1,003 on roll (77%), 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 Westminster Academy a faith school?
- No. Westminster Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Westminster Academy a selective school?
- No. Westminster Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Westminster Academy?
- Westminster Academy is part of THE WESTMINSTER ACADEMY (WESTBOURNE GREEN). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westminster Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.9 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westminster Academy rank locally?
- Westminster Academy ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westminster Academy's absence rate?
- Westminster Academy's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westminster Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westminster Academy'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 30 June 2026.