Paddington Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Westminster
50 Marylands Road, London, W9 2DR
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 13/03/2023
Application demand
56%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
9.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,256
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
56%
1st preference success rate
161 of 286 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
717
Total applications
4.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 286 | 161 | ● 56% |
| 2nd preference | 157 | 9 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 120 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 154 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Total | 717 | 174 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Westminster lets families list 6 preferences. 303 applications came from outside the council area (28 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katie Gillam
- Address
- 50 Marylands Road, London, W9 2DR
- Phone
- 02074793900
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Ward / constituency
- Harrow Road · Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130912
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 53% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 84% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
1,256 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 971 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
9.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.85 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.49 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.32 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 77.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 86.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 83.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 94 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 185 | 38% | 76% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 185 | 62% | 85% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 185 | 46% | 81% | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 184 | 48% | 80% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 26% | 69% | 77% | |
| History | 94 | 57% | 85% | 91% | |
| Spanish | 86 | 56% | 88% | 92% | |
| Geography | 71 | 52% | 85% | 87% | |
| French | 70 | 53% | 90% | 94% | |
| Business | 56 | 32% | 68% | 91% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 24% | 57% | 62% | |
| Social Studies | 26 | 12% | 27% | 46% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 45 | 11% | 36% | 69% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 0% | 24% | 69% | |
| Biology | 28 | 0% | 14% | 54% | |
| Psychology | 26 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| Economics | 25 | 12% | 36% | 80% | |
| Government and Politics | 23 | 13% | 26% | 61% | |
| Business Studies | 21 | 14% | 24% | 76% | |
| Sociology | 16 | 13% | 31% | 81% | |
| History | 15 | 7% | 40% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 0% | 21% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 67% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 16559: Paddington Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 78% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 78% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Westminster council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.