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About us

Westminster City provides a challenging and stimulating curriculum within a secure learning environment that promotes high aspirations and positive attitudes while embracing Christian values, traditions and beliefs.

We strive to provide a first class education founded on Christian principles that:

• treats everyone justly regardless of religious belief, ethnic origin or social background;
• promotes excellence academically, in sport, in the performing arts and in behaviour;
• supports students in developing their personality, talents and abilities to the full;
• recognises and respects the important partnership between home and school;
• holds high aspirations and promotes independent learning.

Our Christian ethos is something for which Westminster City has more than a local reputation and we expect that all members of our school community will uphold this ethos, maintain a high standard of behaviour and appearance and respect and value the school’s long history and traditions.

Our History and Traditions

Westminster City is a member of the United Westminster Schools that include Emanuel School in Wandsworth and Sutton Valence School in Kent.

The building was opened in 1877 and continues to provide the main teaching accommodation. The school was given its present name in 1890 and is a non-diocesan, voluntary aided boys’ all-ability school with a mixed sixth form.

Westminster City has particularly strong links with St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey. Through its long and rich history, the school has had strong roots in the educational heritage of the cities of Westminster and London and continues to be supported by the United Westminster Schools’ Charity whose resources are dedicated to the enhancement of educational provision for its students, in the spirit of the original bequests of the many benefactors.

The school provides a rich, balanced and rigorous education, aspiring to standards of excellence at all levels, so that all students may achieve their full potential and take a valuable and positive place as adults within society. This is achieved through a common sense of purpose among all members of our school community – governors, teaching and support staff, students and parents – working together.