Westminster Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address The Naim Dangoor Centre
255 Harrow Road
London
W2 5EZ
Phone 02071210600
Reference Number 131262

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1116
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.97%
Girls: 48.03%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 48.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 56.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 104 79 183
8 89 112 201
9 91 101 192
10 112 81 193
11 110 90 200
12 39 32 71
13 35 41 76

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 15%
Mixed, Other 9.9%
African 9.1%
Unclassified 6.9%
White, British 4.1%
Caribbean 2.7%
White & Asian 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
Indian 1.3%
Pakistani 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-13
Date Description Report
2023-10-18 School inspection: School inspection:
2014-07-02 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2013-02-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-09-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-02-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-05-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2022. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 45 24 15 10 4 98
2. My child feels safe at this school. 39 24 20 11 4 98
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 24 32 20 20 2 98
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 46 9 14 14 14 1
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 55 39 2 2 0 98
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 19 21 23 22 12 1
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. 6 7 5 6 1 25
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 38 31 14 4 11 98
9. My child does well at this school. 39 36 15 3 5 98
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 39 33 20 6 0 98
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 35 49 9 1 4 98
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 43 41 8 3 3 98
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 31 32 22 5 8 98
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 57 41

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 51.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 64% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.61 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- B C+
Average Grade (best 3) NE B C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 154 44
Third Preference 140 20
From another Local Authority 268 74

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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