Westminster School
School Name: | Westminster School |
Location: | Little Dean's Yard Westminster London SW1P 3PF United Kingdom |
Founded Year: | 1179 |
Religion: | Church of England |
Motto: | Dat Deus Incrementum |
Type: | Boys |
Boarding Age: | 13-18 |
Year Group: | Year 6 - Year 13 |
No. of Students: | 747 |
No. of Boarders: | 250 |
Entry Requirement: Achieve a minimum of 60% of Common Entrance Examination (UK) |
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Sixth Form Entry Requirement:
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Contact Details |
Address: Little Dean's Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3PF, United Kingdom |
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7963 1003 |
Email: registrar@westminster.org.uk |
Web: http://www.westminster.org.uk |
The School
- The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, better known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rates of any secondary school or college in Britain.
- Standing in the precincts of Westminster Abbey in central London.
Admission
Here are three main points of entry for pupils:
- For the Under School, at ages 7, 8, and 11, judged by a combination of internal exam and interview.
- For the Lower School, at age 13, judged by either Common Entrance (UK), a standardised, national set of exams for entrance to independent schools, for standard entry; or the Challenge, an internal set of exams for scholarship entry; as well as interview.
- For the Upper School, at age 16, judged by subject-specifi c exams and interviews and conditional upon GCSE results. This is the only point of entry for girls, and only a handful of boys join at this point each year.
Boarding Houses
- There is a total of seven boarding houses on the school campus.
- It's fun and have lots of time with friends.
- There's supervised time for prep every evening.
- There are other evening activities, including sport as well as trips to concerts, the theatre and the cinema.
GCSE Subjects
- Core Subjects at GCSE: Classics, Criticial Thinking, Design & Technology, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Physical Education, Religion and Theology, Science
GCE AL Subject Choice
- Classics, Criticial Thinking, Design & Technology, Drama, Economics, English, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Physical Education, Religion and Theology, Science
2012/13 Boarding Fees# (GBP£) Per Term (3 Terms Per Year)
Y4 | Y6 | Y7 | Y9 | Y10 | Y12 |
Y5 | Y8 | Y11 | Y13 | ||
- | - | 10,830 | 10,830 | 10,830 | 10,830 |
Remark: #Inclusive of tuition fees but exclusive of miscellaneous fees, such as uniform, extracurricular activities