Westminster City School

State-Funded School

westminster-city-school-westminster-london

LondonRegion

WestminsterLocal Authority

Cities of London and WestminsterConstituency

SW1E 5HJPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 790 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50%
EBacc average point score: 4.51

Ethnicity

White

17%

Asian

12%

Black

47%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

790

Total Pupils

80%Boys

20%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 790
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
8 Feb 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.