Education in Westminster

London borough

Central London. 212,367 people in 21 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Westminster, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Westminster had 88 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Westminster had 88 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Schools

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Schools in Westminster

Westminster has 88 open schools: 4 nursery, 33 primary, 10 secondary, 1 all-through, 7 special, 3 sixth form and further education, 29 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding: 9
Good: 14
Requires improvement: 0
Inadequate: 0

23 of the 51 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and June 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Westminster

9 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Portman Early Childhood Centre (June 2024), Ark Atwood Primary Academy (June 2024), St Joseph's RC Primary School (April 2024), St Luke's CofE Primary School (October 2022), St Peter's CofE School (June 2023), St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (November 2023), Paddington Academy (March 2023), The Grey Coat Hospital (October 2022), Ark King Solomon Academy (December 2023).

Nursery (4)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	2 to 5	71	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Mary Paterson Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	2 to 5	61	School remains Outstanding, February 2023
Portman Early Childhood Centre	Local authority nursery school	2 to 5	65	Outstanding (overall), June 2024
Tachbrook Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	2 to 5	52	Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade

Primary (33)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection	Results (KS2 2024/25)
All Souls CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	180	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade	70% met KS2 standard
Ark Atwood Primary Academy	Free schools	3 to 11	419	Outstanding (overall), June 2024	78% met KS2 standard
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	2 to 11	180	School remains Good, April 2024	88% met KS2 standard
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	218	School remains Outstanding, May 2024	78% met KS2 standard
Edward Wilson Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	254	Good (overall), April 2023	76% met KS2 standard
Essendine Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	237	School remains Good, March 2023	84% met KS2 standard
Gateway Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	428	Good (overall), October 2022	62% met KS2 standard
Hallfield Primary School	Community school	2 to 11	223	School remains Good, July 2023	50% met KS2 standard
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	225	Good (overall), February 2023	100% met KS2 standard
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy	Academy converter	3 to 11	260	No outcome in Ofsted's file	87% met KS2 standard
Pimlico Primary	Free schools	5 to 11	331	Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade	52% met KS2 standard
Queen's Park Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	245	School remains Good, November 2022	75% met KS2 standard
Soho Parish CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	90	School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024	53% met KS2 standard
St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	203	Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade	52% met KS2 standard
St Barnabas' CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	114	Good (overall), February 2023	40% met KS2 standard
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	193	Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade	100% met KS2 standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	199	Good (overall), February 2023	71% met KS2 standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	187	School remains Good, November 2023	87% met KS2 standard
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	73	Good (overall), November 2023	75% met KS2 standard
St James & St John Church of England Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	143	Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met	95% met KS2 standard
St John's Wood Primary School	Community school	3 to 11	428	Standards maintained, February 2025Good (overall), September 2019	66% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11	264	Outstanding (overall), April 2024	78% met KS2 standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	186	Outstanding (overall), October 2022	82% met KS2 standard
St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	168	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	70% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School	Voluntary aided school	2 to 11	166	Good (overall), May 2023	87% met KS2 standard
St Matthew's School, Westminster	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	99	Good (overall), July 2023	58% met KS2 standard
St Peter's CofE School	Voluntary aided school	5 to 11	192	Outstanding (overall), June 2023	62% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	4 to 11	147	Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade	91% met KS2 standard
St Saviour's CofE Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	214	Good (overall), November 2023	69% met KS2 standard
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11		Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School	Academy converter	3 to 11		Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed
St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School	Voluntary aided school	3 to 11	250	Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met	64% met KS2 standard
Wilberforce Primary	Academy sponsor led	3 to 11	157	School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, November 2023	85% met KS2 standard

Secondary (10)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection	Results (KS4 2025/26)
Harris Academy St John's Wood	Academy sponsor led	11 to 18	1,326	Improved significantly, March 2025Good (overall), November 2019	Attainment 8: 54.0
Marylebone Academy	Free schools	11 to 19	561	School remains Good, November 2022	Attainment 8: 45.0
Paddington Academy	Academy sponsor led	11 to 18	1,256	Outstanding (overall), March 2023	Attainment 8: 57.8
Pimlico Academy	Academy sponsor led	11 to 19	1,079	Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 55.9
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School	Voluntary aided school	11 to 18	953	Good (overall), March 2023	Attainment 8: 42.7
St George's Catholic School	Academy converter	11 to 18	1,170	Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 54.5
The Grey Coat Hospital	Academy converter	11 to 18	1,167	Outstanding (overall), October 2022	Attainment 8: 62.9
The St Marylebone CofE School	Academy converter	11 to 18	1,181	Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade	Attainment 8: 62.8
Westminster Academy	Academy sponsor led	11 to 18	1,003	Good (overall), October 2023	Attainment 8: 46.0
Westminster City School	Academy converter	11 to 18	790	Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met	Attainment 8: 48.8

All-through (1)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection	Results (KS2 2024/25)
Ark King Solomon Academy	Academy sponsor led	2 to 18	1,319	Outstanding (overall), December 2023	73% met KS2 standard

Special (7)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Abingdon House School	Other independent special school	5 to 19	107	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Caelum House School	Other independent special school	4 to 11	17	No outcome in Ofsted's file
College Park School	Community special school	4 to 19	167	School remains Good, October 2022
Fairley House School	Other independent special school	5 to 16	202	No outcome in Ofsted's file
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School	Community special school	4 to 19	93	Standards maintained, January 2025
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School	Free schools special	11 to 19	71	Improved significantly, April 2025
Woodside School	Other independent special school	5 to 16	1	No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (3)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Ada National College for Digital Skills	Further education	16 to 99		Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Harris Westminster Sixth Form	Free schools 16 to 19	16 to 19	610	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
United Colleges Group	Further education	16 to 99		Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (29)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Arnold House School	Other independent school	3 to 13	359	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Bales College	Other independent school	11 to 20	77	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Brighton College Prep Kensington	Other independent school	2 to 13	329	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Connaught House School	Other independent school	4 to 11	66	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Eaton House School	Other independent school	2 to 8	114	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Eaton Square Prep School	Other independent school	2 to 13	222	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Eifa International School	Other independent school	2 to 14	111	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Francis Holland School	Other independent school	10 to 19	546	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Francis Holland School	Other independent school	10 to 19	594	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Halcyon London International School	Other independent school	11 to 18	157	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
ICS London	Other independent school	3 to 19	139	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Kensington Park School	Other independent school	11 to 20	173	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	Other independent school	2 to 11	119	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	Other independent school	11 to 18	202	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Maida Vale School	Other independent school	11 to 18	197	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	Other independent school	2 to 11	159	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Queen's College, London	Other independent school	3 to 19	412	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Saint Christina's School	Other independent school	3 to 11	162	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Southbank International School Westminster	Other independent school	11 to 18	456	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Sylvia Young Theatre School	Other independent school	10 to 16	185	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The American School in London	Other independent school	4 to 18	1,428	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Fountain Christian School	Other independent school	4 to 7		Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Royal Ballet School	Other independent school	12 to 19	227	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Westminster Abbey Choir School	Other independent school	8 to 13	27	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	Other independent school	4 to 13	266	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Westminster School	Other independent school	12 to 19	780	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Westminster Under School	Other independent school	4 to 14	275	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Wetherby Preparatory School	Other independent school	4 to 13	255	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Wetherby Senior School	Other independent school	11 to 18	406	Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Latest Ofsted inspection
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy	Academy alternative provision converter	5 to 16	51	Good (overall), April 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.