Westminster City School
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| Motto | Take risks and prosper |
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| Established | 17th century Refounded in 1877 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | James Wilson BSc NPQH |
| Chaplain | Rev Gary Swinton |
| Deputy Headteachers | Justin Alcock & Seema Solani |
| Location |
55 Palace Street Westminster London SW1E 5HJ England Coordinates: 51°29′52″N 0°08′21″W / 51.4978°N 0.1391°W |
| DfE number | 213/4687 |
| DfE URN | 138312 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 739 |
| Gender | Boys, Mixed Sixth Form |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Westminster City School is a Christian foundation secondary school for boys with a mixed sixth form in Westminster, London. The school has 700 pupils in the lower school with a further 120 students in the Sixth Form. It offers places each year to boys of Christian faith, other world faiths, and those of no faith. The current Headmaster is James Wilson.
The school became an academy in 2012. In January 2013, Ofsted rated it "good" in all aspects and in some ways outstanding.
For some social and competitive purposes, pupils are grouped into "houses". The names have also been used for school buildings. They represent some of the historic charity schools in Westminster.
140 boys are admitted in each year group, arranged in six forms. Each form is named after one of the six houses of the school and is known by the initial letter of the house name. A form tutor is assigned to each group and will have oversight of each pupil’s well-being and academic progress. The form tutor is the primary point of contact between parents and the school.
The charters and foundations of several historic charity schools were by Act of Parliament in 1873 incorporated into the Grey Coat Hospital Foundation and United Westminster Schools (UWS) Foundation. UWS comprised the Westminster City School and Emanuel School, Wandsworth; The Grey Coat Hospital Foundation comprised the Grey Coat Hospital, Westminster and Queen Anne's School, Caversham. In 1910 The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers transferred the Sutton Valence School in Kent into UWS.
The school is amalgamation of the former Brown Coat, Green Coat and Black Coat schools. Key dates in its history are:
The Association of Old Boys of Westminster City School aims to keep Old Boys from around the world informed and in touch. Started in 1908, it maintains close links with the School and through its Trust Fund provides finance to support a number of activities and projects.
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