Westminster City School | Secondary with sixth form in London, Westminster | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Westminster City School

SecondaryPost 16

Westminster · London · SW1E 5HJ http://www.wcsch.com/

Pupils
790
cap. 890
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Boys
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Westminster. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
73%
-1pp
LA
76%
England
66%
81%66%51%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
50%
-1pp
LA
59%
England
46%
59%41%22%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
52.1
+1.4
LA
54.1
England
46.8
53.148.243.3
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
22%
-4pp
LA
68%
England
41%
38%30%22%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
3.9
-1.0
LA
8.0
England
7.7
6.45.13.9
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.09
Average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
38.1
+2.0
LA
35.4
England
32.4
38.132.627.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.07
0
LA
-0.14
+0.30.0-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
14%
+5pp
LA
17%
England
14%
21%14%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B-C+C-
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.07
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

94%

staying in education or employment

3% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education93%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

93%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education76%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment14%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
800
cap. 890
800786772
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.8
LA AVG 15.45:1
15.715.014.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
34%
LA AVG 49.35%
47%40%33%
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FSM eligible
45%
LA AVG 47.98%
48%39%30%
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SEN
11%
LA AVG 14.8%
16%13%11%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
8%
England
9%
9%7%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
23%
LA
24%
England
24%
34%21%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

Address55 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ
Telephone02079636300
Local authorityWestminster
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChristian
Finance£10671 spend / pupil£9985 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jul 2012 (was URN 101153)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2573%50%52.1Not applicable22%3.986
2023/2475%51%50.7+0.0926%4.9114
2022/2373%59%52.7+0.3731%5.3119
2021/2281%59%53.1+0.0322%6.4140
2018/1965%41%48.4-0.0738%4.5109
2017/1851%22%43.3-0.4837%4.5116
2016/1759%48%48.2-0.0325%124
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2522%
2023/2426%
2022/2332%
2021/2225%
2018/1938%
2017/1841%
2016/1728%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2538.1B-+0.0714%146
2023/2436.1B-+0.059%145
2022/2334.5C+13%112
2021/2234.9C+11%86
2018/1927.1C--0.268%78
2017/1836.2B-+0.2617%68
2016/1733.4C++0.0820%62

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2580014.811%34%45%8%23%
2023/2478415.113%33%44%8%25%
2022/2377214.615%37%42%9%34%
2021/2278215.711%34%39%9%28%
2020/2179514.311%39%30%
2018/1979715.513%44%43%5%9%
2017/1878415.516%41%48%5%11%
2016/1777414.715%47%48%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.