Westminster Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Westminster
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westminster City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Westminster Academy is a secondary school in London, Westminster for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Westminster has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Westminster 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.026 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 3.579 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.208 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.640 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.554 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 2.511 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.785 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 69 first-choice applications for 143 offers: 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 9 Westminster secondary schools.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 7 of the 8 earlier years.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 161 of the 389 applications (41%) came from families living outside Westminster, and 52 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 48.3 (England 46).
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
- The Naim Dangoor Centre, 255 Harrow Road, London, W2 5EZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westminster
- Pupils on roll
- 1,003 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “Westminster Academy is a welcoming and inclusive place.”
- “The school offers a broad and stimulating range of opportunities for all pupils.”
- “Pupils are kept safe and are well looked after.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, this is less well developed.”
- “In these instances, pupils do not consistently secure the foundational knowledge they need as fully across the whole curriculum.”
- “Occasionally, activities are less well designed to consolidate intended knowledge, including for pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 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) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.3 | 46 |
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: 69 first-preference applications, 143 offers in total, 69 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.
- Paddington Academy 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Marylebone Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Harris Academy St John's Wood 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The St Marylebone CofE School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westminster City School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Grey Coat Hospital 3.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published