456 pupils · £15,400 to £16,033 a term (2026-27)
State-funded · Secondary · Westminster
The St Marylebone CofE School
Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 1,181 pupils
Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Academy converter (state-funded)
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Pupils
- 1,181 census January 2026
- Capacity
- 1,170
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathryn Pugh
- Trust
- THE ST MARYLEBONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
- Address
- 64 Marylebone High Street, London, W1U 5BA
- Borough
- Westminster
- Telephone
- 02079354704
- DfE reference (URN)
- 137353
- Website
- stmarylebone.school
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)
| Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 4 | 98% |
|---|---|
| In a sustained education destination | 97% |
| Going to a school sixth form | 73% |
| Going to a sixth-form college | 4% |
| Going to a further education college or other FE provider | 17% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 1% |
| In sustained employment | 1% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 1% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 167 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study
| Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study | 86% |
|---|---|
| Progressing to higher education | 54% |
| Progressing to further education | 9% |
| In a sustained apprenticeship | 1% |
| In sustained employment | 20% |
| Whose destination was not sustained | 7% |
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 152 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23
Schools whose leavers came here
This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: St Christopher's School, The Cavendish School.
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Key dates for 2027 entry
Year 7 (11+)
- Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.
Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026
- AssessmentSaturday 14 November 2026In 35 days
The St Marylebone CE School Assessment Day (banding Assessment Test for all applicants): Saturday 14th November 2026
Source: stmarylebone.school
- Registration deadlineFriday 20 November 2026Closes in 41 days
Final date for receipt by The School of Clergy Form (for those applying for a Church of England place): Friday 20th November 2026
Source: stmarylebone.school
- National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming
Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
- Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open
Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
- Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
Sixth form (16+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 11 December 2026Open
The deadline for internal applications is Friday, 11 December 2026; the deadline for external applications is Friday, 8 January 2027
Source: stmarylebone.school
- Acceptance deadlineFriday 30 April 2027Open
The deadline for accepting a conditional offer is Friday, 30 April 2027
Source: stmarylebone.school
- AssessmentDate not statedDate not stated
Performing Arts and Maths scholarship applicants will be invited for an audition or test during February or March 2027
Source: stmarylebone.school
- Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated
Conditional offers will be made by the end of March 2027
Source: stmarylebone.school
Get a reminder before The St Marylebone CofE School's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.
Admissions
You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.
376 first-preference applications and 901 applications naming it at any preference for 160 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)
| Entry | Places offered | First preferences | All preferences |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 160 | 376 | 901 |
| September 2025 | 164 | 317 | 875 |
| September 2024 | 166 | 317 | 891 |
| September 2023 | 162 | 306 | 849 |
These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.
Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Westminster: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry
Across the borough, 65.8% of applicants were offered their first preference and 92.7% were offered one of their preferences (901 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.
Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 4 February 2025
No overall grade was given: Ofsted had stopped using one for state schools.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth-form provision
- Outstanding
Last overall grade: Outstanding, given on 1 April 2014
Historic. This is the last time Ofsted gave the school a single overall grade. Overall grades were abolished for state schools in September 2024.
Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25
- Attainment 8 score2022/23: 62.9 · 2023/24: 61.561This school53.2Westminster46.1England, state-funded
- % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 72% · 2023/24: 70%67%This school58%Westminster45%England, state-funded
- % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 87% · 2023/24: 85%82%This school74%Westminster65%England, state-funded
- % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 44% · 2023/24: 43%49%This school68%Westminster40%England, state-funded
- EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.46 · 2023/24: 5.345.43This school4.95Westminster4.09England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 164 pupils in the cohort
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B+ · 2023/24: B+B+This schoolB-WestminsterB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 43.5 · 2023/24: 42.241.8This school37.9Westminster35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 43.4 · 2023/24: 42.341.3This school37.9Westminster35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 27% · 2023/24: 24%18%This school24%Westminster18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: -0.01-0.07This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 162 pupils in the cohort
Pupils and context
- Eligible for free school meals
- 26% January 2026
- English as an additional language
- 26.7%
- Receiving SEN support
- 10.3%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 3.1%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Attendance and staffing
- Overall absence
- 6.3% 2024/25
- Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
- 15.9%
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8 2025/26
Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026
Places
- Places
- 1,202
- Pupils on roll
- 1,168
Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Wetherby Senior School
0.3 miles406 pupils · A level average B (2024/25) · £11,720 a term (2026-27)
Queen's College, London
0.3 miles412 pupils · A level average A- (2024/25)
Registration: closes in 39 days (18 Nov 2026)
Francis Holland School
0.4 miles546 pupils · A level average A- (2024/25) · £10,845 a term (2026-27)
Registration: closes in 4 days (14 Oct 2026)Leaver destinations
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