Academic Outcomes

Ib results day 2023 4Our Mission - ‘Education is Success’ - is realised as students fulfil their potential and progress to their preferred destination. Year 13 students typically achieve well enough to have a choice of university offers with students progressing to elite universities and courses. Year 11 students consistently make above average levels of progress (+0.43 Progress 8 in 2022), leading to growing numbers progressing to International Baccalaureate programmes in our successful Sixth Form or to competitive courses at other providers. An above average proportion (72% 2023, compared to ~67% nationally) of students achieve standard passes in Maths and English, allowing them to progress to Level 3 courses.  

 

Sixth Form International Baccalaureate Programmes

In 2023, destinations for Year 13 students included Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, Bristol, Nottingham and other Russell Group universities as well as highly competitive apprenticeships.

Year 13 Progression

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Oxbridge

1%

3%

5%

1%

3%

Russell Group

41%

41%

47%

26%

33%

Other university

54%

49%

40%

56%

53%

Apprenticeship

1%

0%

2%

3%

3%

Employment

1%

2%

2%

0%

1%

Gap year

2%

5%

4%

14%

8%

 

Results 2022The average score for students in the Diploma Programme has been well above the world average for some years and in 2023, for the first time, it surpassed the average in the UK, where the vast majority of students attend fee-paying schools. Completion rates and progress on our vocational Careers-related programme are well above national and local comparisons, with the most recent average grade an impressive D*DD.

 

 

Year 13 IB and BTEC Outcomes

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Average points for students passing the

IB Diploma out of 45 (global average):

32 (30)

36 (31)

36 (33)

36 (32)

35 (30)

Highest diploma points awarded to a candidate:

42

44

44

42

45

Average grade for students passing the

IB Diploma (out of 7):

5.11

5.75

5.68

5.28

5.54

Average grade for students passing the IB CP :

4.32

4.87

4.44

4.5

4.22

BTEC Average Grade

DDD

D*DD

D*DD

D*DD

D*DD

Further information is available here.


Year 11 Outcomes

In 2023, outcomes at Key Stage 4 have broadly returned to levels seen in 2019, following years where assessment and grading has been affected by the pandemic. Given the uneven impact on school and college performance data, the Government has advised that direct comparisons should not be made between the performance data for one school or college and another, or to data from previous years.

Y11 Attainment

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Progress 8

+0.36

-

-

+0.44

+0.35

Attainment 8

51.8

57.9

55.7

55.4

52.2

5+ in English and Maths

55%

63%

56%

65%

55%

4+ in English and Maths

71%

80%

73%

78%

72%

Students entered for EBACC

63%

84%

73%

92%

99%

Further information is available here.

Students celebrate results at Westminster Academy

  • 03/28/24 Congratulations to our hardworking Year 7 basketballers - what a great record! We all wish them the best of luck in the playoffs. Read more— Westminster Academy () March 28, 2024
  • 03/26/24 Earlier this month our talk was delivered by Dr Eleni Iacovidou and Mazen Shaheen on what we really know about recycling and waste. It was particularly thought-provoking for our ESS class whose curriculum encompasses environmental issues. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/2uYCnIfRdt— Westminster Academy () March 26, 2024
  • 03/26/24 🌤️ School holidays are around the corner, check out fantastic activities in Westminster or Kensington & Chelsea on Read more. Our City offers a range of activities, new experiences & opportunities. Food 🍲 Games 🎲 Sports 🏅 Arts 🎨 + lots more!🥳 - 🔗Share & repost pic.twitter.com/hJk8f0h0kA— Young Westminster Foundation () March 25, 2024
  • 03/22/24 I am so proud of these Group of girls , they have improved on every aspect of the game. .#Confident -Working well done 👏 pic.twitter.com/esG81Kh3hn— Westminster Academy Basketball () March 21, 2024
  • 03/21/24 Last week's fantastic talk was delivered by King's College's Dr Laura Lander. She talked us through the process of creating lithium-ion batteries, ways we can recycle batteries and the ubiquity of batteries in our everyday lives. Thank you Dr Lander! pic.twitter.com/zTkazdymks— Westminster Academy () March 21, 2024
  • 03/18/24 We’re looking forward to welcoming IB applicants today for our Theory of Knowledge Evening! pic.twitter.com/yBzShMNS0L— Westminster Academy () March 18, 2024
  • 03/14/24 It's exciting to watch our Year 12 Team - AeroVortex - in action today, performing tremendously, keeping cool heads and enjoying themselves at the F1 in Schools UK National Finals! Read more— Westminster Academy () March 14, 2024
  • 03/14/24 It's always lovely to see older students supporting and inspiring younger students, and this was great experience in refereeing/coaching for our U16s. Thank you for creating these opportunities & such a positive, supportive basketball community. Read more— Westminster Academy () March 14, 2024
  • 03/13/24 On Monday our Year 12 Formula 1 Club, Team Aerovortex, got students excited about as they showcased their work for . This talented team has done an incredible job & today they compete in the national finals! Good luck! pic.twitter.com/wF30ElRUdh— Westminster Academy () March 13, 2024
  • 03/11/24 We are delighted to congratulate our Y8 girls' football team who became Champions on Friday (great way to celebrate )! Their coaches are so proud of the team, whose level of play reflected their talent, resilience & determination 👏 pic.twitter.com/d0xQnxzvo3— Westminster Academy () March 11, 2024
  • 03/7/24 We are excited to be hosting a Book Fair from Monday 11th to 25th March, where our students can buy books cheaply and, by buying books, help to earn us free books for our school library! More details in tomorrow's newsletter. pic.twitter.com/6jiVbzOQMP— Westminster Academy () March 7, 2024
  • 03/4/24 Dr Owen Coggins from recently delivered a lecture for our students on the jew's harp, its prevalence in both folk tradition and in heavy metal music, and the political and global undertones of its usage. What a fascinating topic - thank you ! pic.twitter.com/34PlBFOAG6— Westminster Academy () March 4, 2024