Westminster School A GSG School
- Westminster School
17 Dean's Yard
London
SW1P 3PB - Head: Dr Gary Savage
- T 020 7963 1003
- F 020 7963 1002
- E [email protected]
- W www.westminster.org.uk/
- Westminster School is an English independent day and boarding school for boys aged from 12 to 19, located next door to Westminster Abbey. It educates around 750 pupils and has origins that date back to before the 12th century.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Westminster
- Pupils: 761: 138 girls/623 boys; sixth formers: 402
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day: £28,809 pa; Boarding: £41,607 pa
- Open days: June and September for sixth form; February and March for 13+
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Westminster Under School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘It is so much more liberal than at my previous school,’ said a sixth form student. ‘It’s not constrained by the syllabus – it’s learning for the sake of learning. It really allows you to get a proper understanding outside the exam baselines.’ Pupils tend to internalise that love of learning. ‘They read and they question and they challenge,’ says the head. ‘In my first lesson one asked me, “Where is the evidence?” I’d never been asked that before...
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head Master
Since September 2020, Dr Gary Savage, formerly headmaster of Alleyn's School. Previously head of history and master-in-college at Eton and before that under master at Westminster. Grew up in Suffolk and read history at Cambridge, taking a double first before doing a PhD on the political culture and foreign policy of later 18th-century France. Married to Natalie and enjoys history, the arts, studying German, walking his two Jack Russell terriers and following the fortunes of Ipswich Town FC.
Academic matters
With these very bright pupils, ‘you can teach for the love of the subject and focus on the exam when need be,’ says head. ‘It’s a breath of fresh air,’ said a parent. ‘Intellectual risk taking is encouraged. They’re never not challenged.’ Many of the teachers are experts in their fields, encouraged to follow their...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
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| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold House School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Dulwich Prep London | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Eaton Square School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Hereward House School | 2020 | 4 | ||
| Hill House International School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| King's College Junior School (Wimbledon) | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Lanesborough School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Milbourne Lodge School | 2019 | 3 | ||
| Notting Hill Preparatory School | 2020 | |||
| Orley Farm School | 2020 | |||
| St Paul's Cathedral School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| St Philip's School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Challenge Scholarship |
| Sussex House School | 2020 | 6 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| The Hall School | 2019 | 12 | 3 | |
| The Mall School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2020 | 5 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2020 | 5 |
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