Harris Westminster Sixth Form

General Info

Education Phase
16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 4 2016 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
16 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Westminster
Unique reference
140939
Address
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, SW1H 9LH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
619 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
43.9%
Girls
56.1%
First language not English
33.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.7%
Persistent absence
n/a
Special education needs (SEN)
8.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 17.6%
White British 15.7%
African 15%
Mixed 14.2%
Other 10.7%
Other Asian 5.2%
Chinese 4.5%
Indian 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.2%
Unclassified 2.9%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other Black 1.9%
Irish 1.5%
Caribbean 1.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

A-Level Results

A Levels, Average result

This school
43.91, B+
Local authority average, state-funded schools
37.64, B-
England average, state-funded schools
35.94, B-

Best 3

This school
44.18, B+
Local authority average, state-funded schools
37.69, B-
England average, state-funded schools
36.64, B-

AAB or higher

This school
47.8%
Local authority average, state-funded schools
30.1%
England average, state-funded schools
26.9%
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Subjects

Subjects entered at 16 to 18

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 313
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)71
Art and Design (Fine Art)GCE A level23
BiologyGCE A level115
ChemistryGCE A level126
ChineseGCE A level1
Drama and Theatre StudiesGCE A level5
EconomicsGCE A level79
English LiteratureGCE A level64
FrenchGCE A level20
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes17.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 12
313
131
182
Year 13
306
141
165
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
53.7%
43.0%
Further education
1.0%
11.3%
5.4%
Higher education
71.0%
41.9%
36.8%
Other education
3.0%
0.6%
0.8%
Entering employment
7.0%
18.8%
28.3%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
2.9%
7.4%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
16.2%
15.6%
Destination unknown
6.0%
8.5%
5.7%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
88.0%
74.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
70.0%
30.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022