Westminster Academy is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 01/03/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Naim Dangoor Centre, London, W2 5EZ
Website: http://www.westminsteracademy.org.uk
Telephone: 02071210600
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Westminster
Headteacher / Principal: Doctor Paul Wood
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 131262

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1300
Number of Pupils: 1127
Number of Boys: 582
Number of Girls: 545

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.37 Confidence interval 0.16 to 0.58
Of the 168 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 144 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:55%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.79
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maxilla Nursery School
2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN
4out of 4 1,018 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Golborne Children's Centre
2a Bevington Road , North Kensington W10 5TN
4out of 4 1,092 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Mary Paterson Nursery School
13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS
4out of 4 1,129 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School
293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY
2out of 4 1,206 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School
Granville Road , NW6 5RA
3out of 4 1,510 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary
19 Cirencester Street , Paddington W2 5SR
3out of 4 93 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Edward Wilson Primary School
Senior Street , W2 5TL
3out of 4 224 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Atwood Primary Academy
Amberley Road , Westminster W9 2JY
4out of 4 268 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School
Rowington Close , Warwick Estate W2 5TF
3out of 4 282 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
91 Westbourne Park Road , W2 5QH
3out of 4 346 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westminster Academy
The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Paddington Academy
50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR
4out of 4 548 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Marylebone Boys' School
North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ
3out of 4 1,197 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
St George's Catholic School
Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB
4out of 4 1,516 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
Oxford Road , NW6 5SN
4out of 4 1,627 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
United Colleges Group
25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB
- not rated 1,308 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY
- not rated 1,722 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU
4out of 4 1,748 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Wood Lane , W12 0HR
2out of 4 2,830 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
College Park School
Garway Road , W2 4PH
3out of 4 742 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
Kennet Road , W9 3LG
3out of 4 928 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Epic Learning
Golborne Centre , 2a Wornington Road W10 5QJ
- not rated 956 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Wetherby Preparatory School
48 Bryanston Square , W1H 2EA
- not rated 961 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Pembridge Hall School
018 , Pembridge Square W2 4EH
- not rated 1,137 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.