Westminster City School is a secondary academy in London, United Kingdom with 790 pupils, part of Westminster City School. Ofsted: Report card, 19 May 2026: strong standard in 4 areas, expected standard in 3; safeguarding met. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Learning Support Assistant (closes 13 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Peter Broughton, Headmaster
Trust or group
Westminster City School
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
790 pupils · 20% girls · 40.8% eligible for free school meals · 35.1% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
88 (11.1%) on SEN support · 5 (0.6%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Westminster City School is a successful 11-18 Christian non-denominational comprehensive academy for boys with a mixed sixth form. Ours is a vibrant learning community situated in…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
48.8
50.0%
2024/25
52.1
50.0%
2023/24
50.7
50.9%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (19 May 2026)
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and well-being
Expected standard
Post-16
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
19 May 2026
Report card
Strong standard in 4 areas, expected standard in 3; safeguarding met
22 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
51.5
15.3
–
0
£66,702
2024/25
56.8
14.1
17%
0
£62,805
2023/24
52.8
14.8
27%
1
£60,276
2022/23
54.2
14.2
20%
0
£55,267
2021/22
54.1
14.5
23%
0
£53,688
2020/21
58.9
13.5
19%
0
£49,906
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
58.0
13.6
20%
0
£48,795
2018/19
54.1
14.7
20%
0
£48,196
2017/18
52.9
14.8
25%
0
£45,948
2016/17
54.0
14.3
32%
0
£47,489
2015/16
60.5
12.8
23%
0
£46,767
2014/15
61.5
12.4
31%
0
£45,330
2013/14
72.7
10.4
32%
0
£42,972
2012/13
65.3
11.0
15%
0
£40,922
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
8.0%
2.5%
26.1%
1.7%
2024/25
7.7%
2.9%
20.8%
2.4%
2023/24
7.2%
2.5%
22.7%
1.1%
2022/23
8.8%
3.7%
32.7%
2.0%
2021/22
8.2%
3.3%
25.7%
1.8%
2020/21
6.9%
1.9%
19.9%
2.2%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.6%
1.6%
10.1%
0.8%
2017/18
5.1%
2.1%
11.9%
0.6%
2016/17
5.3%
1.9%
14.2%
0.6%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
11 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 8 teaching, 3 support. Most often advertised: Head of Chemistry, Head of Operations, Part Time Art Technician. Last advertised October 2026.
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