All applicants will receive the outcome of their application via email. If you have been offered a school you must accept or decline your offer within 2 weeks.
How places were offered in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster
- To provide you with as much information as possible, you have been provided with details of how places were offered for all schools located in the Bi-borough area. Not all the outcomes will be relevant to your application.
- If you are considering applying for further schools, you are advised to use this information to determine the likelihood of your child being offered a place
- The abbreviation ‘LAC’ is used throughout this document, this stands for Looked After Child and applies to children who are, or were, in the public care of a Local Authority (i.e. foster children).
Kensington and Chelsea schools
All Saints Catholic College
- Places available = 180 (Applications received = 491)
- 13 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| Catholic Siblings | 6 offers |
| Baptised Catholics | 77 offers |
| Other Siblings | 20 offers |
| Eastern/Orthodox | 7 offers |
| Other Christians | 17 offers |
| Other Faiths | 4 offers |
| Any Other Applicants (Feeder) | 36 offers (Up to 0.867 miles straight-line distance, feeder school applicants only) |
For further information please contact the Admissions Team. Tel. 020 7745 6432
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
- Places available = 128 (Applications received = 871
- 5 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Band 1 (31 places) | Band 2 (61 places) | Band 3 (31 places) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic LACs (A) | 0 offers | 2 offers | 0 offers |
| Music Places (B1) | 3 offers | 6 offers | 3 offers |
| Siblings & Former Siblings (B2) | 5 offers | 19 offers | 11 offers |
| Children of Staff (B3) | 0 offers | 0 offers | 0 offers |
| Catholic Boys (B4 - random) | 23 offers | 34 offers | 17 offers |
For further information please email admissions@cvms.co.uk.
Chelsea Academy
- Places available = 180 (Applications received = 779)
- 7 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| LAC/Medical/Social priority | 3 offers |
| Music Aptitude | 9 offers |
| Siblings | 51 offers |
| Foundation places | 51 offers (all Foundation applicants offered) |
| Community places | 59 offers (up to 1.521 miles straight-line distance - feeder school applicants only) |
For further information please contact the Admissions Team. Tel. 020 7745 6432
Holland Park School
- Places available = 240 (Applications received = 1732)
- 13 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| Art Aptitude | 24 offers scoring 29 out of 40 or higher (distance tie-breaker used for equal scores) |
| Band A | 53 offers - 1 LAC, 21 siblings, 31 remaining places offered up to 0.451 miles straight-line |
| Band B | 50 offers - 1 LAC, 18 siblings, 31 remaining places offered up to 0.651 miles straight-line |
| Band C | 50 offers - 1 LAC, 14 siblings, 35 remaining places offered up to 0.813 miles straight-line |
| Band D | 50 offers - 2 LAC, 23 siblings, 25 remaining places offered up to 0.809 miles straight-line |
For further information please contact the Admissions Team. Tel. 020 7745 6432
Kensington Aldridge Academy
- Places available = 210 (Applications received = 725)
- 5 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| Performing Creative Arts Aptitude | 18 offers (8 PCA Aptitude with Pupil Premium, 10 PCA Aptitude) |
| Siblings | 74 offers |
| Living within priority area | 101 offers |
| Living outside priority area | 12 offers (up to 0.698 miles straight-line distance) |
For further information please contact the Admissions Team. Tel. 020 7745 6432
St Thomas More Language College
- Places available = 120 (Applications received = 575)
- 0 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Band 1 (30 places) | Band 2 (60 places) | Band 3 (30 places) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looked after children | None | None | None |
| Practising Catholic Children | All | All | All |
| Other Baptised Catholic Children | All | All | All |
| Members of an Orthodox Communion | Up to 3.459 miles | Up to 4.162 miles | Up to 1.450 miles |
For further information please contact the school. Email. admissions@stm.rbkc.sch.uk
Westminster Secondary Schools
The Grey Coat Hospital School
- Places available = 167 (Applications received = 1087)
- 4 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
- Language places = 15 offers
| Criterion | Band 1 | Band 2 | Band 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of England Places | 24 offers | 49 offers | 22 offers |
| Other Christian Places | 8 offers | 16 offers | 7 offers |
| Open Places | 6 offers (1.050 miles) | 11 offers (0.378 miles) | 5 offers (siblings only) |
Contained within the above bands/criterion are 4 LAC offers and 27 sibling offers
For further information please contact the school. Tel. 020 7969 1998
Harris Academy St John's Wood
- Places available = 210 (Applications received = 521)
- 3 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| LACs or Previously LAC | 0 offers |
| Exceptional Circumstances | 0 offers |
| Siblings | 78 offers |
| Distance | 129 offers up to 2.830 miles straight-line distance |
For further information please contact the Admissions Team. Tel. 020 7745 6433
Marylebone Boys' School
- Places available = 150 (Applications received = 347)
- 0 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
- All applicants who applied were offered a place
For further information please email admissions@maryleboneschool.org
Paddington Academy
- Places available = 180 (Applications received = 841)
- 5 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| LACs or Exceptional Circumstances | 1 offer |
| Exceptional Circumstances | 0 offers |
| Siblings | 80 offers |
| Children of Staff | 2 offers |
| Distance | 92 offers up to 0.523 miles straight-line distance |
For further information please contact the Admissions Team. Tel. 020 7745 6433
Pimlico Academy
- Places available = 210 (Applications received = 627)
- 10 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| LACs | 1 offer |
| Exceptional Social/Medical | 0 offers |
| Siblings | 72 offers |
| Feeder Schools | 49 offers to children attending Millbank, Churchill Gardens, or Pimlico Primary |
| Distance | 78 offers up to 1.644 miles shortest walking route |
For further information please contact the Admissions Team. Tel. 020 7745 6433
St Augustine's CE High School
- Places available = 180 (Applications received = 490)
- 7 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| Band A | 40 offers (all applicants offered) |
| Band B | 43 offers (all applicants offered) |
| Band C | 47 offers (final criterion - 14. Any other applicants) |
| Band D | 43 offers (final criterion - 14. Any other applicants) |
For further information please contact the school. Tel. 020 7644 1867 or 020 7328 3434 or email mail@sthigh.org
St George's Catholic School
Places available = 180 (Applications received = 673)
5 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| Looked After Children | 0 offers |
| Baptised Catholic Siblings | 45 offers to siblings under criterion 2 |
| Baptised Practicing Catholics | 119 offers to other children under criterion 2 |
| Other Baptised Catholics | 3 offers under criterion 3 |
| Other Christians | 8 offers under criterion 5 up to 0.424 miles straight line distance |
For further information please contact the school. Tel. 020 7328 0904
St Marylebone School
- Places available = 168 (Applications received = 928)
- 7 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
- Performing Arts places = 16 offers
| Criterion | Offers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | |
| Church of England Places | 23 offers | 23 offers | 24 offers | 20 offers |
| C of E Places under criterion 2.1.2 | Up to 1.824 miles | Up to 3.018 miles | Up to 4.208 miles | All offered |
| Open Places | 15 offers | 15 offers | 13 offers | 12 offers |
| Open Places breakdown (miles) | 0.998 miles | 0.641 miles | 0.564 miles | 0.614 miles |
For further information please email admissions@stmaryleboneschool.com
Westminster Academy
- Places available = 210 (Applications received = 722)
- 0 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
| Criterion | Offers |
|---|---|
| LAC or Exceptional Needs | 0 offers |
| Siblings | 82 offers |
| Distance | 128 remaining places offered up to 1.640 miles shortest walking route |
For further information please contact the Admissions Team. Tel. 020 7745 6433
Westminster City School
- Places available = 150 (Applications received = 241)
- 0 places for pupils with a final Education, Health & Care Plan
- All applicants who applied were offered a place
For further information please contact the school. Tel. 020 7963 6300
Waiting lists and appeals
If your child was not offered their first preference school, they will be retained on the waiting list for any schools listed higher than the one they were offered. Waiting list positions for the following schools will be available from 26 March from the Admissions Team.
- All Saints Catholic College
- Chelsea Academy
- Holland Park School
- Kensington Aldridge Academy
For other schools you are advised to contact the school directly, or the borough in which they are located, for further advice about the waiting list process.
There is a right to an independent appeal for any school that has been unable to offer a place. Please consult your formal outcome letter for more information about this process.
Late applications
The eAdmissions website is open until the middle of August for late applications. If you require a paper form, please contact the Admissions Team using the details at the bottom of this page.
Resources
This leaflet answers the most frequently asked questions and includes:
- all the visiting dates and open evenings for Kensington and Chelsea secondary schools
- dates for ability banding tests which some schools run
Starting Secondary School brochure
This brochure includes:
- the process of applying for schools and what happens after
- oversubscription criteria for all Kensington and Chelsea secondary schools
- how places were offered in the previous year
- useful information to assist in the transition from primary to secondary school
Further Information to assist your research
For schools that use proximity as part of their main admission criteria, distance cut-off maps are available upon request from the School Admissions Team – school.admissions@rbkc.gov.uk.
These provide specific guidance for residents in the north and south of the borough.
Further information
If you need a paper application form or further guidance, contact the Admissions Team on:
- 020 7745 6432 / 6433 (9am to 2pm Monday to Friday)
- school.admissions@rbkc.gov.uk
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