Westminster School

Telephone: 020 7963 1000
Email: enquiries@westminster.org.uk
Web: http://www.westminster.org.uk/
School Address: Westminster School Little Dean's Yard London SW1P 3PB

Prospectus

Number in School: 775
Number of Boarders: 178
Boarding Type: Day Boarding, Full Boarding
School Type: Co-Ed

Head of Boarding: Mr Jeremy Kemball
Head of Boarding Email: registrar@westminster.org.uk
Head of Boarding Contact Number: 020 7963 1003

Situated next to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, Westminster is one of the countryโ€™s leading academic schools. Every year more than 40% of Year 13 pupils are offered places at Oxford or Cambridge, with an increasing number being accepted to top universities in the USA. At A Level in 2022, 121 pupils were awarded at least three A* grades (or equivalent Pre-U D1/D2 grades). In the same year, 64 of 115 pupils achieved a full set of 9/8 (A*) grades at GCSE level, with every pupil sitting exams in English Literature, English Language, Mathematics, French and at least two of the three sciences.

Westminster has always been a boarding school and today approximately a quarter of pupils board: 178 in total including 64 girls. For boys under 16 it is weekly boarding only, but full boarding and boarding for international pupils is available in the Sixth Form. Six out of the schoolโ€™s 11 houses have boarders, as well as day pupils; one house is girls-only boarding. The school benefits from a great deal of outdoor space for sport in its central London location; there are the playing fields at Vincent Square, and a Sports Centre that offers over 6,000mยฒ of indoor space, both which are a ten-minute walk from the main campus. There is also a theatre, recital hall and Chapel, which are all very close by.

The Sixth Form at Westminster has been co-ed since 1973. Entry at 16+ is by competitive examination and candidates register online. For 13+ entry, pupils take the Independent Schools Examinations Boardโ€™s (ISEB) Common Pre-Tests at their prep schools in Year 6, after registering to the school in Year 5. Kingโ€™s Scholarships are the Schoolโ€™s academic scholarships, and usuallyย 12 Kingโ€™s Scholars are chosen each year: eight boys at age 13+ entry and four girls at age 16+ entry. All scholars board at the School and all belong to College, one of the six boarding houses. For Kingโ€™s Scholarships, boys entering the school at 13+ are pretested while they are in Year 6, and 16+ scholars are chosen based on the results of their entrance exams. A kingโ€™s Scholarship at Westminster may be supplemented by a bursary up to a maximum of 100% if there is proven financial need.

BOARDING TYPE FEE
 

Day fees

 

Boarding fees

 

Kingโ€™s Scholarship fees

 

ยฃ10,488 โ€“ ยฃ11,463

 

ยฃ15,144 – ยฃ15,447

 

ยฃ9,090 – ยฃ10,488

 

For more information see https://www.westminster.org.uk/admissions/fees/

 

Event bookings alert

Date: June 17

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our online event booking system. If you’d like to register for an upcoming event, please email us at bsa@boarding.org.uk or call us directly on +44 (0) 20 7798 1580 and a member of the team will take your booking over the phone. Our apologies for this temporary inconvenience.