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Pimlico Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Lupus Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AT · pimlico.futureacademies.org · 020 7828 0881

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
54.2
average Attainment 8 score. Westminster 53.2, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Westminster Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,079
86% of 1,250 places
Local authority
Westminster
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
58.3%
First language not English
36.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Future Academies

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westminster Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 136 families put the school first and 205 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 162 (Places 200)162September 2023: 154 (Places 200)154September 2024: 125 (Places 193)125September 2025: 108 (Places 181)108September 2026: 136 (Places 205)136Places 205
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262051360.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251811080.6100%
September 2024Sept 20241931250.6100%
September 2023Sept 20232001540.894%
September 2022Sept 20222001620.891%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.2, and 57.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Westminster it was 53.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 50.2 (England 46.3)50.22017/18: 53.9 (England 46.5)53.92018/19: 53.0 (England 46.7)53.02021/22: 55.2 (England 48.8)55.22022/23: 50.7 (England 46.3)50.72023/24: 50.3 (England 45.9)50.32024/25: 54.2 (England 46.0)54.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲54.246.0
▲57.7%45.4%
▲75.7%64.8%
▲79.4%40.5%
▲5.194.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form55.1+4.6
Sixth form college5.9−6.7
Further education24.9−1.3
Employment1.1−0.4
Not in a lasting destination6.5+2.6
Activity not captured6.5+4.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 35.5 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 32.6 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 34.2 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 35.7 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 39.6 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 34.3 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.6 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 38.6 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
61 studentsB (38.6)Average +0.02
61 studentsB (38.5)Average 0.00
19.7%AAB or better
96.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2468B- (36.6)+0.05
2022/2379C+ (34.3)—
2021/2274B (39.6)—
2018/1974B- (35.7)+0.08
2017/1890C+ (34.2)+0.09
2016/1785C+ (32.6)-0.03
2015/16101B- (35.5)+0.30

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University81.2+9.2
Further education1.4+0.1
Employment4.3−9
Not in a lasting destination7.2−0.8
Activity not captured5.8+3.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Pimlico Academy on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExceptional
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExceptional
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (199 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
79%
Positive
76%
Replies
199
18% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲81% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲81% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well●78% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼70% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 94% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼34% agreeEngland 43%

based on 50 parents (25%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼58% agreeEngland 63%

based on 48 parents (24%) with SEND

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