Secondary schools in Westminster
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Westminster has 11 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,772 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 92% stayed in education (England 86%): 64% in a school sixth form, 7% at a sixth form college, 19% at a further education college.
3% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 42% of students in Westminster went to university (England 37%), and 30% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 53.2 against 46.1 for England; 58% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Westminster against England
| Measure | Westminster | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,772 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 64% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | — | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Westminster
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (11)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark King Solomon AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,319 | 94% | 74% | 12% | 0% | 81% | 51.3 | 58% |
| Harris Academy St John's WoodAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,326 | 92% | 70% | 17% | 1% | 58% | 51.0 | 57% |
| Marylebone AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 561 | 87% | 59% | 24% | 1% | 61% | 48.6 | 59% |
| Paddington AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,256 | 90% | 77% | 4% | 0% | 63% | 61.6 | 77% |
| Pimlico AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,079 | 89% | 52% | 32% | 1% | 68% | 54.2 | 58% |
| St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 953 | 90% | 49% | 22% | 1% | 67% | 44.3 | 37% |
| St George's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,170 | 95% | 73% | 10% | 0% | 54% | 55.9 | 62% |
| The Grey Coat HospitalAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,167 | 99% | 68% | 18% | 0% | 69% | 66.6 | 79% |
| The St Marylebone CofE SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,181 | 97% | 73% | 17% | 1% | 54% | 61.0 | 67% |
| Westminster AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,003 | 89% | 62% | 19% | 1% | 63% | 48.3 | 48% |
| Westminster City SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 790 | 93% | 64% | 24% | 0% | 75% | 52.1 | 50% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (19)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada National College for Digital Skillscollege · Further education · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United Colleges Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 20% | — | — |
| Bales Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.6 | 0% |
| Francis Holland Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 546 | — | — | — | — | — | 51.2 | 95% |
| Francis Holland Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 594 | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 0% |
| Halcyon London International Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kensington Park Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | 20.4 | 0% |
| London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixthindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.4 | 61% |
| Maida Vale Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.9 | 0% |
| Queen's College, Londonindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 412 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.2 | 0% |
| Sylvia Young Theatre Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | 25.5 | 22% |
| Westminster Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 780 | — | — | — | — | — | 48.6 | 99% |
| Wetherby Senior Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 406 | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | 0% |
| Harris Westminster Sixth Formsixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | 610 | — | — | — | — | 71% | — | — |
| Abingdon House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 0% |
| College Park Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 167 | 86% | 0% | 29% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Fairley House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | 32.4 | 23% |
| Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 93 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge Schoolstate · Free schools special | 71 | 100% | 8% | 46% | 0% | — | 3.7 | 7% |