Best Secondary Schools in Westminster

We checked all 27 secondary schools in Westminster and list every one: 11 ranked, then 16 without a rank.

Schools checked
27
Ranked
11
Without a rank
16

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Westminster. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Westminster also has 45 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Westminster. Secondary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked secondary schools in Westminster

  1. 1

    The Grey Coat Hospital

    Academy, 1,167 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    66.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    78.9%

  2. 2

    Paddington Academy

    Academy, 1,256 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    61.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    77.3%

  3. 3

    The St Marylebone CofE School

    Academy, 1,181 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    61.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    67.1%

  4. 4

    St George's Catholic School

    Academy, 1,170 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    55.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.5%

  5. 5

    Ark King Solomon Academy

    Academy, 1,319 pupils, inspected December 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    51.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    58.4%

  6. 6

    Pimlico Academy

    Academy, 1,079 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
    Attainment 8
    54.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.7%

  7. 7

    Westminster City School

    Academy, 790 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    52.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50%

  8. 8

    Harris Academy St John's Wood

    Academy, 1,326 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.5%

  9. 9

    Marylebone Academy

    Free school, 561 pupils, inspected May 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    59%

  10. 10

    Westminster Academy

    Academy, 1,003 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.4%

  11. 11

    St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School

    Local authority maintained, 953 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.9%

Secondary schools in Westminster without a rank