School admissions

Admissions Criteria

If a school is oversubscribed, places are allocated in accordance with the school's published admission criteria (also known as admission policies or admission arrangements).

Following consultation, admission arrangements are set by the council for community schools and by school governing bodies for foundation and voluntary aided schools. The admission arrangements for Academies are set by their governing bodies in agreement with the Secretary of State and the local authority.

All the voluntary aided schools in the City of Westminster have religious affiliations, either Church of England or Roman Catholic, and this is reflected in each school's admission criteria.

You can download copies of the admission arrangements for individual schools by clicking on the links below.  Paper copies can also be obtained direct from schools (for Academies, foundation schools and voluntary aided schools) or from the council's Admissions Team for community schools.

Primary Schools

All Souls CE Primary School
Barrow Hill Junior School
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CE Primary School
Christ Church Bentinck CE Primary School
Churchill Gardens Primary School
Edward Wilson Primary School
Essendine Primary School
Gateway Primary School
George Eliot Infant and Junior Schools
Hallfield Infant and Junior Schools
Hampden Gurney CE Primary Schools
King Solomon Academy
Millbank Primary School
Our Lady Of Dolours RC Primary School
Paddington Green Primary School
Queen's Park Primary School
Robinsfield Infant School
St Augustine's CE Primary School
St Barnabas' CE Primary School 
St Clement Danes CE Primary School
St Edward's RC Primary School
St Gabriel's CE Primary School
St George's Hanover Square CE Primary School
St James'and St Michael's CE Primary School
St Joseph's RC Primary School
St Luke's CE Primary School
St Mary Magdalene's CE Primary School
St Mary of the Angels RC Primary School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CE Primary School
St Matthew's CE Primary School
St Peter's CE (Chippenham Mews) Primary School
St Peter Eaton Square CE Primary School
St Saviour's CE Primary School
St Stephen's CE Primary School
St Vincent De Paul RC Primary
St Vincent's RC Primary School
Soho Parish CE Primary School
Westminster Cathedral RC School
Wilberforce Primary School 

Secondary Schools

The Grey Coat Hospital
King Solomon Academy
Paddington Academy 
Pimlico Academy
Quintin Kynaston School
St Augustine's CE High School
St George's (Maida Vale) RC School
The St Marylebone School
Westminster Academy
Westminster City School