Marylebone Academy, London

In 2026, pupils at Marylebone Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Westminster and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 59% in Westminster and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.16: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.8, against 47.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Chemistry, Biology and Physics.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Marylebone Academy as their first choice and 192 named it as one of their preferences, for 65 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Marylebone Academy are Ark King Solomon Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 50.4); Westminster Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); Paddington Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.8); and St George's Catholic School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Marylebone Academy.

Marylebone Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

Of the 116 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college.

Of the 74 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 7% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

50.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 64.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (30%), Black (20%) and Asian (16%).

In 2026, 82 pupils (14.6%) received SEN support and 38 (6.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Marylebone Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 21 places, 21 pupils on roll.

Marylebone Academy had 53 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Paddington (H&C Line), about 90 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bishop's Bridge / Paddington Station, 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Marylebone Academy issued 256 suspensions, 40.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Marylebone Academy are St James & St John Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles), Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School (0.5 miles), Hallfield Primary School (0.5 miles) and Gateway Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.