Westminster City School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Westminster council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Christian school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 56 families put this school as their first choice, and 106 places were offered. 55 of the families who put it first got a place (98%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• 11 Plus London. Ofsted report
• FunTech at Westminster. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 19 May 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Strong standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Sixth form

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

790 (capacity 890)

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Christian

Academy trust

WESTMINSTER CITY SCHOOL

Phone

02079636300

Address

55 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5HJ

Website

wcsch.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports