SCHOOL PROFILE

Westminster Academy: data, trends and context

Westminster Academy is a secondary school in Westminster. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
131262
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Westminster
Region
London
Trust
THE WESTMINSTER ACADEMY (WESTBOURNE GREEN)
Postcode
W2 5EZ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,003
FSM eligible
51.1%
EAL / First language other than English
58.3%
SEND (total)
18.5%
SEN Support
15.9%
EHCP
2.7%
White British
3.5%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.7%
Overall absence
11.3%
Persistent absence
38.7%
Severe absence
4.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
WestminsterLocal authority92.6%7.4%3.1%
LondonRegion92.7%7.3%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
21.7%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
12.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
48.3
English & maths grade 5+
48.4%
English & maths grade 4+
69.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Westminster Academy against 25 similar schools

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Westminster Academy is a secondary school in Westminster. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.