Paddington Academy
50 Marylands Road, London, W9 2DR
1,256 pupils · 105% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 52.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 March 2023, published 8 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 77.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 86.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 83.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.7 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 174 | 296 | 720 | 174 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 174 | 286 | 717 | 174 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 174 | 233 | 686 | 174 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 174 | 233 | 671 | 174 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 174 | 235 | 774 | 174 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 175 | 261 | 840 | 175 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 228 | 831 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 175 | 280 | 858 | 175 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Westminster Academy 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St George's Catholic School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Marylebone Boys' School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- All Saints Catholic College 1.7 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Harris Academy St John's Wood 1.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.