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The Grey Coat Hospital

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Greycoat Place, London SW1P 2DY · gch.org.uk · 020 7969 1998

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
66.6
average Attainment 8 score. Westminster 53.2, England 46
Demand for places
2.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,167
85 over 1,082 places · 108%
Local authority
Westminster
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
30.3%
First language not English
22.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Grey Coat Hospital

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 333 families put the school first and 169 places were offered; 41% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 291 (Places 164)291September 2023: 348 (Places 166)348September 2024: 315 (Places 166)315September 2025: 293 (Places 164)293September 2026: 333 (Places 169)333Places 169
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261693332▲41%
September 2025Sept 20251642931.8▲45%
September 2024Sept 20241663151.9▲44%
September 2023Sept 20231663482.1▲39%
September 2022Sept 20221642911.8▲44%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 66.6, and 78.9% 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+ (42.1 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: 64.3 (England 46.3)64.32017/18: 63.7 (England 46.5)63.72018/19: 64.0 (England 46.7)64.02021/22: 70.0 (England 48.8)70.02022/23: 65.3 (England 46.3)65.32023/24: 66.6 (England 45.9)66.62024/25: 66.6 (England 46.0)66.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲66.646.0
▲78.9%45.4%
▲92.2%64.8%
▲90.4%40.5%
▲6.394.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form77.5−8.3
Sixth form college2.50
Further education13.8+7.6
Other education1.3−2.4
Apprenticeship0.6—
Employment0.6—
Not in a lasting destination1.9+0.7
Activity not captured1.9+1.3

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: 36.2 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 36.6 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 38.3 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 38.6 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 43.8 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 40.2 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 40.2 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 42.1 (England 35.0)B+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
140 studentsB+ (42.1)Average +0.06
140 studentsB+ (42.1)Average +0.04
30%AAB or better
99.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24164B (40.2)-0.04
2022/23146B (40.2)—
2021/22141B+ (43.8)—
2018/19149B (38.6)+0.08
2017/18116B- (38.3)+0.18
2016/17137B- (36.6)+0.08
2015/16147B- (36.2)+0.03

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University70.7+10.1
Further and other education4.3−3.4
Further education3.7−3.3
Other education0.6−0.1
Apprenticeship2.4+1
Employment10.4−8.6
Not in a lasting destination6.7−0.3
Activity not captured5.5+1.3

Ofsted

The Grey Coat Hospital was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
4 Oct 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2009

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
  • Nov 2005Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (138 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
92%
Replies
138
12% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼67% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲52% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼57% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (20%) with SEND

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