UK Schools
Westminster City School
Westminster City School is a boys' secondary academy in London, City of Westminster, teaching 790 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Strong standard at its most recent inspection in May 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 52.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Westminster City School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Westminster City School.
- 1 Autumn Term – Staff INSET Day (no students)
- 2 Autumn Term – Staff INSET Day (no students)
- 3 Autumn Term – Year 7 (new students), Year 12 Induction, Year 13 online enrolment
- 4 Autumn Term – Lessons begin for all students
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–5 Autumn Half Term
- 6 All students return after October half term
- 3 Staff INSET Day (no students)
- 19 Autumn Term ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 5 Spring Term – Staff INSET Day (no students)
- 6 Spring Term – Students return
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 23 Students return after February half term
- 27 Spring Term ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Students return after Easter break
- 13 Summer Term begins
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 22 Staff INSET Day (no students)
- 10 Staff INSET Day (no students)
- 17 Summer Term ends
- 20 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term – Staff INSET Day (no students) 1 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term – Staff INSET Day (no students) 2 Sep 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term – Year 7 (new students), Year 12 Induction, Year 13 online enrolment 3 Sep 2025 Term
- Autumn Term – Lessons begin for all students 4 Sep 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 27 Oct 2025 - 5 Nov 2025 Holiday
- All students return after October half term 6 Nov 2025 Holiday
- Staff INSET Day (no students) 3 Dec 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term ends 19 Dec 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22 Dec 2025 - 2 Jan 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term – Staff INSET Day (no students) 5 Jan 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term – Students return 6 Jan 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16 Feb 2026 - 20 Feb 2026 Holiday
- Students return after February half term 23 Feb 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term ends 27 Mar 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Students return after Easter break 13 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term begins 13 Apr 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
- Staff INSET Day (no students) 22 Jun 2026 Inset Day
- Staff INSET Day (no students) 10 Jul 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term ends 17 Jul 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday 20 Jul 2026 - early Sep 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day 1 Jan 2026 Event
- Good Friday 3 Apr 2026 Event
- Easter Monday 6 Apr 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday 31 Aug 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day 25 Dec 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day 26 Dec 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Westminster City School with City of Westminster and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 52.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school City of Westminster England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 38.12 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school City of Westminster England
Attendance 22.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school City of Westminster England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school City of Westminster England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school City of Westminster England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Westminster City School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Westminster City School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.