Councils · England · Westminster
Schools in Westminster, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 34 primary, 11 secondary — with Westminster’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Westminster’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Westminster’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN WESTMINSTER
Find your shortlist.
All 81state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 34
All Souls CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Ark Atwood Primary Academy
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ark King Solomon Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Edward Wilson Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Essendine Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Gateway Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Hallfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Pimlico Primary
Free schools · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Queen's Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Barnabas' CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · LONDON
Ofsted · Not judged
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St James & St John Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St John's Wood Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's RC Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Matthew's School, Westminster
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's CofE School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Saviour's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · LONDON
Ofsted · Good
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Wilberforce Primary
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 11
Ark King Solomon Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Academy St John's Wood
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Marylebone Boys' School
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Boys · London
Ofsted · Good
Paddington Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Pimlico Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
St George's Catholic School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Grey Coat Hospital
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
The St Marylebone CofE School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Westminster Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Westminster City School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · London
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 37
Abingdon House School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Ada National College for Digital Skills
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Arnold House School
Other independent school · Ages 3-13 · Boys · London
Not judged yet
Bales College
Other independent school · Ages 11-20 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Brighton College Prep Kensington
Other independent school · Ages 2-13 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Caelum House School
Other independent special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
College Park School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Connaught House School
Other independent school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Eaton House School
Other independent school · Ages 2-8 · Boys · London
Not judged yet
Eaton Square Prep School
Other independent school · Ages 2-13 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Eifa International School
Other independent school · Ages 2-14 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Fairley House School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-16 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Francis Holland School
Other independent school · Ages 11-19 · Girls · London
Not judged yet
Francis Holland School
Other independent school · Ages 11-19 · Girls · London
Not judged yet
Halcyon London International School
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
ICS London
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Kensington Park School
Other independent school · Ages 11-20 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Outstanding
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Maida Vale School
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Naima Jewish Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
Queen's College, London
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Girls · London
Not judged yet
Saint Christina's School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Southbank International School Westminster
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Other independent school · Ages 10-16 · Mixed
Not judged yet
The American School in London
Other independent school · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School
Free schools special · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Good
United Colleges Group
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Westminster Abbey Choir School
Other independent school · Ages 8-13 · Boys · London
Not judged yet
Westminster Cathedral Choir School
Other independent school · Ages 4-13 · Boys · London
Not judged yet
Westminster School
Other independent school · Ages 12-19 · Mixed · London
Not judged yet
Westminster Under School
Other independent school · Ages 7-14 · Boys
Not judged yet
Wetherby Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 8-13 · Boys · London
Not judged yet
Wetherby Senior School
Other independent school · Ages 11-18 · Boys · London
Not judged yet
Woodside School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-18 · Mixed · London
Ofsted · Requires improvement
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Westminster.
If you live in Westminster, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Westminster secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
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