The Grey Coat Hospital
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Westminster
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.527 miles
Church of England places · Published by Westminster City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
The Grey Coat Hospital is a secondary school in London, Westminster for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. Westminster has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Grey Coat Hospital 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 | 1.527 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.882 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.455 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 5.581 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.713 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.050 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.632 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place under its Church of England criterion lived 1.527 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and further than in 2020.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 333 first-choice applications for 169 offers: 138 offers went to first-choice families, and 195 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 722 of the 900 applications (80%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Westminster, and 145 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 79% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 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
- Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Westminster
- Pupils on roll
- 1,167 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders have filled the school with a culture of high aspirations.”
- “They have established a strong sense of collective identity within which pupils are encouraged to be themselves.”
- “Leaders are successful in developing pupils’ character.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2022 (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) | 79% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 66.6 | 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: 333 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 138 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 City School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pimlico Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The St Marylebone CofE School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Marylebone Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westminster Academy 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Paddington Academy 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Harris Academy St John's Wood 3.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St George's Catholic School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published