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West London Free School

Partially Selective

National rank

Rank last year

87.4^%

A-level

63.1^%

GCSE

Comprehensive School of the Year 2026;

Need to know

Head teacher Ben McLaughlin and Robert Peal

Attendance 92.8%

Gender of entry Mixed

Send pupils* 9.7% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 925

Pupils on free school meals 29.9%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

40.2

26.3

A*/A

61.1

A*-B

87.4

Grade

9/8

45.3

17.8

9/8/7

63.1

What the school inspection says

“Pupils flourish here. Leaders have high academic expectations for them; the curriculum is broad and ambitious. Teachers are skilled, and pupils behave well and work hard in lessons. Pupils are confident and articulate. They engage in debate around current affairs and are considerate of the views of others. Pupils report that bullying is rare. When it does happen, staff are quick to deal with it. Leaders make sure that all pupils develop their talents and interests. Pupils who attend a range of physical, academic and creative clubs receive a special diploma from the school. Leaders have built valuable links with the local community, including a range of local sports facilities. Sixth-form students are role models to younger pupils.”

Inspection

2022

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

The school motto, Sapere aude (“Dare to know”), sums up the school’s encouragement to pupils to take an ambitious and curious approach to learning.
A range of ten-week clubs are available covering a wide range of subjects, interests and disciplines. These include Mandarin, fencing, creative writing, debating, water polo and music clubs, such as choir and orchestra. The WLFS Diploma is awarded to pupils who attend three clubs from different categories in a year.
As a music specialist school, it reserves 12 places each year for pupils with a notable aptitude for music; however, all students are strongly encouraged to learn at least one musical instrument.
The joint head teacher Robert Peal has contributed to several Department of Education panels and was awarded an MBE in 2024 for services to education.
The majority of pupils remain with WLFS after the age of 16, moving on to the high-performing sixth form on a separate site in Hammersmith.
West London Free School was awarded Comprehensive School of the Year in London 2025

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