Pimlico Academy
Lupus Street, Pimlico, London, SW1V 3AT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Principal
- Mr Tony Macdowall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Future Academies
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,079
- URN
- 135676
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02078280881
About this school
Pimlico Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,079 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 200 | 185 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.7 | 50.3 | 54.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 +0.10 to +0.50 | +0.27 +0.06 to +0.47 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 53.5% | 57.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 68.6% | 75.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 88% | 77.3% | 79.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
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 Pimlico 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 | 50.7 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.2 | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,136 |
| 2023/24 | 1,113 |
| 2024/25 | 1,095 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pimlico Academy compares
Pimlico Academy ranked 5th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.2 | 8.1% | 57.9% | 1,079 | — |
| The Grey Coat Hospital | 66.6 | 5.5% | 26.7% | 1,167 | 0.6 miles |
| Westminster City School | 52.1 | 8% | 45.5% | 790 | 0.7 miles |
| Lilian Baylis Technology School | 46.3 | 6.1% | 59.4% | 848 | 0.9 miles |
| St. Thomas More Language College | 45.9 | 10.6% | 42.3% | 489 | 1.1 miles |
| Platanos College | 40.8 | 9.3% | 62.1% | 870 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.86%
- English as an additional language
- 37.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.07%
- Persistent absence
- 25.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grey Coat Hospital0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Westminster City School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lilian Baylis Technology School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
St. Thomas More Language College1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Platanos College1.2 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Pimlico Academy ranks 86th 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 Pimlico Academy teach?
- Pimlico Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Pimlico Academy?
- The principal of Pimlico Academy is Mr Tony Macdowall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pimlico Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pimlico 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 Pimlico Academy?
- Pimlico Academy has 1,079 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Pimlico Academy full?
- Pimlico Academy has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,079 on roll (86%), 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 Pimlico Academy a faith school?
- No. Pimlico Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Pimlico Academy a selective school?
- No. Pimlico Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Pimlico Academy?
- Pimlico Academy is part of FUTURE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Pimlico Academy have?
- The schools register lists Pimlico Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Pimlico Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.7 in 2022/23 and 54.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pimlico Academy rank locally?
- Pimlico Academy ranked 5th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pimlico Academy's absence rate?
- Pimlico Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pimlico Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pimlico 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 15 July 2026.