Marylebone Academy
North Wharf Road, London, W2 1QZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Marylebone Academy is a secondary school in Westminster for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 85 schools in Westminster. It ranks 9th of 11 secondary schools in Westminster. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2017.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 May 2017, report published 16 June 2017
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 November 2022
Pupils and their families appreciate this welcoming school. Pupils learn well here. They are polite and respectful, both towards each other and staff. Each pupil has two nominated adults they can confide in and turn to if they have concerns. This helps to ensure that pupils are kept safe and feel well looked after. The curriculum is typically ambitious and well designed. Leaders have high expectations of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). These expectations are realised in the classroom, and pupils enjoy learning broad and detailed knowledge across the curriculum. Most pupils stay on to the sixth form and of those, almost all go on to universities of their choice. Pupils are excellent ambassadors for their school. Most are very eager to learn. Across the school, pupils enjoy taking part in the wide range of extra-curricular clubs and activities that staff organise for them. Behaviour around the building is calm and respectful. Pupils and sixth-form students said that bullying is rare and sorted out by staff if it does occur. Staff deal with any incidences swiftly and pupils trust them to do so.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, curriculum end points are not made clear and learning is, at times, not well sequenced. This means pupils' learning is not organised in a way that helps them develop and deepen their knowledge. Leaders need to ensure that the curriculum in these subjects is structured in a way that supports pupils to revisit and embed their understanding. This will help them to learn and remember more over time.
- Leaders have high standards of behaviour and effort. However, some teachers do not communicate these expectations clearly. This means there are occasions when pupils' attitudes to learning do not match those expected by leaders. Leaders should ensure that teachers' expectations of behaviour and attitudes to learning are consistently in line with the school's behaviour policy.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
122 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
59 students
Average A level grade C, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
561 pupils on roll, with places for 950
Schools near Marylebone Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ark King Solomon Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 51.3 |
| Sylvia Young Theatre School | 0.6 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 25.5 |
| ICS London | 0.7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Westminster Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 48.3 |
| Halcyon London International School | 0.7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Free schools
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Thomas
- Phone
- 02031437100
- Address
- North Wharf Road, London, W2 1QZ
- Local authority
- Westminster
- URN
- 140884
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.