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At Westminster Academy we achieve our Mission - “Education is Success” - in many different ways. Positive relationships between teachers, support staff members, school leaders, parents and carers are vital for student success, and allow us to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which students develop as confident young adults. We provide a wide range of academic opportunities for our students, along with guidance and support to help them be successful. 

Our WA ethos is underpinned by the IB Learner Profile. We are one of the very few non fee-paying schools in London to offer the International Baccalaureate’s Diploma and Career-related Programmes. The internationally recognized IB qualifications reflect the IB's own Mission to develop ‘caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding’. The IB Mission goes hand in hand with our own HERO values as an Academy.

Ultimately, our success is reflected in what our students take with them when they leave WA, not only in terms of academic outcomes and post-18 choices, but also the impact Westminster Academy students can make on the world by personifying our WA values and ethos.  You can see more of our school in the videos on the left of this page and I hope you enjoy finding out more about us.

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  • 04/25/24 Our Principal & Vice Principal are currently at the ECIS conference enjoying lots of interesting discussion! Kevin Bartlett's Portrait of a Learner particularly resonates with what we seek to achieve with our own IB-informed 'WA Way' pic.twitter.com/pJNpFDFJts— Westminster Academy () April 25, 2024
  • 04/23/24 It's an exciting week for Year 10 students who are preparing for work experience, with a programme of employability skills workshops, mock interviews and our Careers Fair and College Fair later this week. Thank you to all who are helping to make this happen! — Westminster Academy () April 23, 2024
  • 04/19/24 Incredible news! Congratulations to both our U14 girls champions and to our U14 boys champions! A wonderful reward for a lot of hard work, and inspiring to see. Well done to the coaches who have been with you every step of the way. We can't wait to see what the future brings! Read more— Westminster Academy () April 19, 2024
  • 04/16/24 ❗Today is the last day you can register to vote in the 2 May elections.❗ Register now: Read more — Electoral Commission () April 16, 2024
  • 04/15/24 Last term Y7-10 girls worked with the fantastic Jaspreet Kaur to find their voice through poetry. It was a beautiful, inspirational workshop giving students the opportunity to develop their confidence in writing & to understand the power of their voice. Thank you ! pic.twitter.com/FDT6sPQBn0— Westminster Academy () April 15, 2024
  • 04/10/24 Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating today, in Westminster and around the world! And thank you to the families who contributed to our recent interfaith Iftar - what a great spread and a wonderful evening spent together. pic.twitter.com/cnntvbn34d— Westminster Academy () April 10, 2024
  • 04/8/24 Four Y10 students had the opportunity to visit Jesus College Cambridge before Easter, where they were lucky enough to have a tour around Jesus, learn about how Cambridge University operates and attend an interesting lecture by Dr Goymour on Land Law. Thank you ! pic.twitter.com/iLSycKuBmK— Westminster Academy () April 8, 2024
  • 04/4/24 During the recent British Science Week, students were introduced to chromatography and were invited to solve a mystery using this analytical technique to separate the ink in a pen. The experiment created a rather beautiful effect! pic.twitter.com/aj3R0DDYoZ— Westminster Academy () April 4, 2024
  • 03/28/24 We wanted to end the term with some positive news: WA has been recognised for 'Exceptional Student Outcomes' by the , for being in the top 20% of non-selective schools nationally for attainment in 2023. More below 👇 Have a great holiday! Read more pic.twitter.com/vUKeKLtUEo— Westminster Academy () March 28, 2024
  • 03/28/24 An amazing achievement by our Yr 7. CO-ED, Yr. 7 girls and Yr. 8 girls teams for making it to the playoffs. Outstanding effort and progress. (Honorable mention to our Yr.8 CO-ED team for narrowly missing out by points differential). pic.twitter.com/EeV90PoHej— Westminster Academy Basketball () March 28, 2024
  • 03/28/24 An amazing achievement by our Yr 7. CO-ED, Yr. 7 girls and Yr. 8 girls teams for making it to the playoffs. Outstanding effort and progress. (Honorable mention to our Yr.8 CO-ED team for narrowly missing out by points differential). pic.twitter.com/EeV90PoHej— Westminster Academy Basketball () March 28, 2024
  • 03/28/24 It was great to see Hans & Chris from & listen to their expert reflections - thank you! Mr Law Smith & Ms Ahmed feel privileged to mentor Citizenship PGCE trainee teachers having gone through the IoE programme themselves & continued on to teach & lead on . Read more— Westminster Academy () March 28, 2024

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