Welcome 
Welcome to the Westminster Academy website and thank you for showing an interest in the work we are doing.
Ms Smita Bora,
Principal |
 Our Academy
The Academy opened in September 2006 and moved into our award-winning building at Harrow Road, W2 in September 2007. We are a non-selective academy for students aged 11-19. Our Sixth Form offers the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. |
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Admissions
Admissions for Year 7 in September 2013 are being administered by Westminster City Council. For more information, visit 11-16 Admissions here.
Enquiries about Sixth Form admission in 2013 are also welcome. Please see the Sixth Form Admissions section of this website for further information. |
 Mission: Education is Success
As an International Business and Enterprise Academy, we have an innovative approach towards preparing our students for the 21st Century. The Academy has more than quadrupled its examination results since it opened, from 17% of students achieving five or more A*-C at GCSE including English and maths to 75% of students achieving these grades in 2012.
Corporate Hire
For information on hiring the building for corporate events please click here |
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Educational Philosophy
At Westminster Academy our educational philosophy
is grounded in the outcomes of the International Baccalaureate learner profile.
IB learners strive to be:
Inquirers
Knowledgable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
Open-minded
Caring
Risk-takers
Balanced
Reflective
The IB philosphy is matched by the Westminster
Academy HERO values:
Honesty
Enterprise
Responsibility
OpportunitySport
Academy Sport
For further information about Academy Sport, please see the Academy Sport section of the website here |
Throughout Westminster Academy we promote
international understanding through education:
• through our pedagogy, promoting and opening
opportunities for educational excellence by providing a balanced curriculum and
by facilitating concurrency of learning
• by introducing students to skills appropriate to
independent research from Year 7 onwards
• by recognising the fundamental, integrative role
of the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and the habits of mind that it should
inculcate in students in all year groups
• by realising the potential of creativity, action,
service (CAS) in complementing academic pursuits in the personal development of
students. Through Rotary, Duke of Edinburgh and CAS within the International
Baccalaureate
Equality
The Equality Act 2010 requires the Academy to publish
information annually to demonstrate that it has due regard to:
We will be publishing further information and our
objectives shortly
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