Paddington Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Westminster
Last distance offered · Year 7 2025
0.628 miles
Published by Westminster City Council · offers on 3 March 2025
Year 7 last distance offered, 2018–2025 (miles)
Paddington Academy is a secondary school in London, Westminster for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 13 March 2023. Westminster has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2025 entry.
Paddington Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2025 | 0.628 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.647 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.630 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.580 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.523 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.603 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.449 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.554 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2025, the last child offered a place lived 0.628 miles away, about the same as in 2024 and further than in 2018.
- Year 7 2026 had 296 first-choice applications for 174 offers; 160 offers went to first-choice families and 136 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 329 of the 720 applications (46%) for Year 7 2026 came from families living outside Westminster, and 27 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 77% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Westminster.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westminster schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 50 Marylands Road, London, W9 2DR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Westminster
- Pupils on roll
- 1,256 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 13 March 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff have the highest expectations for all pupils.”
- “Teachers demand the best from their pupils.”
- “The curriculum is highly ambitious.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 77% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 296 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 160 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westminster.
- Westminster Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Marylebone Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harris Academy St John's Wood 1.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The St Marylebone CofE School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westminster City School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Grey Coat Hospital 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published