OFSTED
18 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Westminster
Trust
THE WESTMINSTER ACADEMY (WESTBOURNE GREEN)
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,003
1,003 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
490
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
513
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.3 pts
above England
School
51.1%
Westminster
31.0%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
38.0 pts
above England
School
58.3%
Westminster
34.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Westminster
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other ethnic group
31.3%
314
Any other White background
15.8%
158
African
10.5%
105
Bangladeshi
10.1%
101
Any other Mixed background
8.9%
89
Unclassified
5.4%
54
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.5%
186 of
1,003 pupils
2.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.3
9.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.05 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.10 pts
higher than
England
School
11.31%
Westminster
7.14%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.90 pts
higher than
England
School
38.71%
Westminster
22.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.94 pts
higher than
England
School
4.75%
Westminster
2.00%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.2%
15.2 pts
below England
Westminster Academy
77.2%
Westminster
91.5%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.