West London Free School

West London Free School is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. Leaders have established a broad and ambitious curriculum that provides high academic expectations for students, who flourish in this supportive environment. The school excels in personal development, with a strong emphasis on public speaking, critical thinking, and community engagement, preparing pupils effectively for their futures. Notably, the sixth-form provision is outstanding, offering exceptional educational opportunities that challenge students beyond the A-level standard.

Strengths

• High academic expectations set by leaders
• Broad and ambitious curriculum
• Skilled teachers effectively support pupils
• Strong personal development curriculum focusing on important issues
• Outstanding sixth-form provision
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Positive behavior and attitudes among pupils
• Strong links with the local community

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not study modern foreign languages or classics
• Needs of pupils with weak literacy and numeracy skills are not accurately assessed

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at West London Free School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 11.0% of pupils at West London Free School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 West London Free School had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.1% of pupils at West London Free School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 West London Free School received £9,476 and spent £9,700 for each of its 926 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £30,000 (-£32 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Knowledge Schools Trust, income was £8,428 and spending £8,410 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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West London Free School is part of Knowledge Schools Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• West London Free School Primary London
• Earl's Court Free School Primary London
• Kensington Primary Academy London
• Edlesborough Primary Academy Dunstable
• Dovery Academy Leighton Buzzard
• Wixams Academy Bedford
• Wixams Tree Primary Academy Bedford
• Bedford Road Primary Academy Bedford

What is West London Free School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West London Free School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was West London Free School last inspected by Ofsted?

West London Free School was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does West London Free School have?

West London Free School has 926 pupils on roll.

What age range does West London Free School cover?

West London Free School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are West London Free School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 64.2, and 76% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is West London Free School?

West London Free School is at 241 King Street, London, W6 9LP.