- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westminster average, low absence.
48 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 236
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Primary schools in Westminster
All 58 primary schools in Westminster. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Westminster average, low absence.
12 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 147
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Westminster average.
27 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 218
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Westminster average.
32 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 193
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westminster average, low absence.
16 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1195%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 143
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Westminster average.
78 first choices, 84 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.4%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 1,319
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westminster average, low absence.
57 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 225
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Westminster average.
16 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 186
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results above the Westminster average.
50 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.6%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 419
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Westminster average, low absence.
52 first choices, 42 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 264
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Westminster average.
19 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.4%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 180
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westminster average, low absence.
37 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 166
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School
London, SW1P 2QQ · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westminster average, low absence.
26 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 180
- Pupils per teacher
- 30.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results below the Westminster average, low absence.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 214
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westminster average.
17 first choices, 19 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.5%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 157
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westminster average, high absence.
25 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 237
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westminster average.
24 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 260
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Westminster average.
20 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.4%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 199
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Westminster average, low absence.
32 first choices, 50 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 428
- Pupils per teacher
- 42.5
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well below the Westminster average.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1152%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.0%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 331
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Westminster average, low absence.
26 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 187
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Westminster average.
24 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1150%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.2%Westminster 6.6%
- Pupils
- 223
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Westminster average, high absence.
7 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 73
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.6
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Westminster average, low absence.
14 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Westminster 72%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 185
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Primary schools58including 6 special
- Met the standard at 1172.0%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools32 of 587 Catholic, 23 Church of England
- With a nursery class38take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals43.9%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Westminster's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Westminster
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 33 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 7 of 25
- Good: 18 of 25
- Requires improvement: 0 of 25
- Inadequate: 0 of 25
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Westminster
Half or more are faith schools.
32 of the 58 primary schools in Westminster have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
38 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Westminster, explained
There are 58 primary schools in Westminster, teaching 13,494 children. 25 are run by the council and 10 are academies or free schools. Among them are 6 special and 21 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 7 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
72.0% of pupils in Westminster met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
43.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £11,866 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Kensington and Chelsea55 primary schools
- Hammersmith and Fulham54 primary schools
- City of London3 primary schools
- Islington51 primary schools
- Camden69 primary schools
- Wandsworth85 primary schools
- Lambeth69 primary schools
- Southwark81 primary schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Westminster?
There are 58 primary schools in Westminster, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Westminster?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Westminster on Eduscope are St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School and Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Westminster?
Westminster has 7 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 18 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Westminster ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Westminster perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Westminster, 72% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Westminster primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Westminster is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Westminster?
When choosing a primary school in Westminster, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 58 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.