Secondary
Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 790 of 890 places
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
50%
52.1
169th of 239 by our score, among the secondary schools in London we can score - 299 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.51 |
| Entered the EBacc | 22% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% |
| A level average points per entry | 38.12 |
| A level students | 144 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 59% |
| 22/23 | 59% |
| 23/24 | 51% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34.9 |
| 22/23 | 34.5 |
| 23/24 | 36.1 |
| 24/25 | 38.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.03 |
| 22/23 | +0.37 |
| 23/24 | +0.09 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53.1 |
| 22/23 | 52.7 |
| 23/24 | 50.7 |
| 24/25 | 52.1 |
55 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Westminster admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headmaster
- Peter Broughton
- Address
- 55 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ
- Telephone
- 02079636300