Paddington Academy

State-Funded School

paddington-academy-westminster-london

LondonRegion

WestminsterLocal Authority

Queen's Park and Maida ValeConstituency

W9 2DRPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Paddington Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Westminster, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,256 pupils. Paddington Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 61.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 77.3%
EBacc average point score: 5.9

Ethnicity

White

Asian

17%

Black

20%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

48%

Pupils

1,256

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

80%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,256
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 May 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Nov 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.