Side by side
St Augustine's Church of England High School and Westminster Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- The two schools are 0.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St Augustine's Church of England High School | Westminster Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 953 DfE register | 1,003 DfE register |
| Religious character | Church of England DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Westminster DfE register | Westminster DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 63 first preferences for 121 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 69 first preferences for 143 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 7 March 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 18 October 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 44.3 (2024/25) DfE | 48.3 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 37% (2024/25) DfE | 48% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | C+ (2024/25) DfE | Suppressed (small cohort) (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 33.6 (2024/25) DfE | Suppressed (small cohort) (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | 90% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 86% (left 2022/23) DfE | 78% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 57.7% DfE register | 55.2% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 76.3% school census 2024/25 | 55.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 17.5% school census 2024/25 | 14.2% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.9 DfE workforce census | 13.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 10.3% DfE, 2024/25 | 11.3% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.