Schools in Westminster
82 schools in the Westminster local authority.
Schools
82
Open schools
Pupils
27,887
2025–26 census
Good or better
98%
46 of 47 graded
Academic Performance
7.2
out of 10 · 54 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 13 28%
- Good
- 33 70%
- Requires improvement
- 1 2%
- Inadequate
- 0 0%
8 inspected since 2024, no overall grade3 superseded by a report card27 not judged
7.2
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 54 of 82 schools that can be scored
Pupils
27,887
pupils on roll
Boys 50%50% Girls
Roll from 81 of 82 schools (27,887 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
24%Asian
13%Black
20%Mixed
13%Chinese
1%Any other group
25%Unclassified
2%Ethnicity from 51 of 82 schools (19,345 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 44.6%
- First language not English
- 50.7%
- Young carers
- <1%
8,625 of 19,345 pupils · 51 of 82 schools
9,814 of 19,345 pupils · 51 of 82 schools
37 of 19,096 pupils · 47 of 82 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 42
- Secondary
- 21
- All-through
- 3
- Special
- 6
- Nursery
- 4
- PRU
- 1
- Not recorded
- 5
Top primary schools in Westminster
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary10.0/10Outstanding
- 2.Ark Atwood Primary AcademyWestminster · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 3.St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 4.St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary9.8/10Outstanding
- 5.St Joseph's RC Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 6.St Peter's CofE SchoolWestminster · Primary9.2/10Outstanding
- 7.St Clement Danes CofE Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary9.1/10
- 8.Hampden Gurney CofE Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary9.0/10Good
- 9.St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary9.0/10Good
- 10.St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE SchoolWestminster · Primary9.0/10Good
- 11.St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary9.0/10
- 12.Wilberforce PrimaryWestminster · Primary9.0/10Good
- 13.Hallfield Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary8.8/10Good
- 14.Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary8.7/10Good
- 15.Edward Wilson Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary8.4/10Good
- 16.Essendine Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary8.3/10Good
- 17.St Saviour's CofE Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary8.3/10Good
- 18.Barrow Hill Junior SchoolWestminster · Primary8.2/10Good
- 19.Pimlico PrimaryWestminster · Primary8.2/10
- 20.St James & St John Church of England Primary SchoolWestminster · Primary8.2/10Good
Top secondary schools in Westminster
The highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Paddington AcademyWestminster · Secondary9.9/10Outstanding
- 2.The Grey Coat HospitalWestminster · Secondary9.9/10Outstanding
- 3.Ark King Solomon AcademyWestminster · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
- 4.The St Marylebone CofE SchoolWestminster · Secondary8.9/10
- 5.St George's Catholic SchoolWestminster · Secondary8.7/10
- 6.Pimlico AcademyWestminster · Secondary8.3/10Good
- 7.Harris Academy St John's WoodWestminster · Secondary7.9/10Good
- 8.Marylebone Boys' SchoolWestminster · Secondary7.7/10Good
- 9.Westminster City SchoolWestminster · Secondary7.6/10Good
- 10.Westminster AcademyWestminster · Secondary7.1/10Good
- 11.St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High SchoolWestminster · Secondary3.5/10Good
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About schools in Westminster
- How many schools are there in Westminster?
- Westminster has 82 open schools — 42 primary, 21 secondary, 6 special, 4 nursery, teaching 27,887 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Westminster are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 46 of the 47 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 98% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 13 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 82: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Westminster?
- 7.2 out of 10, averaged across the 54 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Westminster schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 35 schools in Westminster currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Westminster local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Westminster covers 82 schools and sits in the London region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Westminster are eligible for free school meals?
- 44.6% — 8,625 of 19,345 pupils at the 51 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the London region.