Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ
790 pupils · 89% of 890 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 22.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.53 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 106 | 56 | 252 | 102 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 117 | 61 | 267 | 104 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 117 | 78 | 253 | 116 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 118 | 63 | 269 | 108 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 128 | 74 | 284 | 111 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 111 | 58 | 233 | 104 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 134 | 61 | 242 | 105 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 157 | 74 | 335 | 133 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Grey Coat Hospital 0.4 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Pimlico Academy 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St. Thomas More Language College 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Oasis Academy South Bank 1.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Lilian Baylis Technology School 2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School 2.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.