Millbank Gardens Primary Academy, London
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of Future Academies. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 269th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. It was 57% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Westminster (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 86% and 85% in Westminster and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Millbank Gardens Primary Academy as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Millbank Gardens Primary Academy are Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); Pimlico Primary (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 71% maths); St Matthew's School, Westminster (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 58% maths); and St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths).
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary SchoolPimlico PrimarySt Matthew's School, WestminsterSt Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School
The trust
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy is one of 11 schools run by Future Academies, an academy trust.
Who goes there
40.4% 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 (24%), Black (20%) and Asian (18%).
In 2026, 19 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 36 (13.8%) 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 autism.
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 20 places, 23 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Pimlico Station, about 310 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tate Britain, 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Millbank Gardens Primary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Millbank Gardens Primary Academy are The Grey Coat Hospital (0.4 miles), Pimlico Academy (0.4 miles), Westminster City School (0.6 miles) and Lilian Baylis Technology School (0.7 miles).
The Grey Coat HospitalPimlico AcademyWestminster City SchoolLilian Baylis Technology School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
32.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
18.5
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
23.2
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Westminster
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Millbank Gardens Primary Academy.
- Holiplay Millbank GardensAt the school · Not yet graded
- Tresham South for Disabled Children390m away · Not yet graded
- Camp Beaumont - Pimlico590m away · Not yet graded
- Holiplay Pimlico Primary Academy590m away · Not yet graded
- St Vincent De Paul School Extended Club Premier F4F Group840m away · Not yet graded
- Lighthouse After School Club880m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Millbank Gardens Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Millbank Gardens Primary Academy is in Westminster; for families living there:
Apply to Westminster for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 168
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 36
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 168 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 36 serious and 132 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
28 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Westminster is 185 (the median across 93 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
57%
Available places
239 pupils
420 places
181 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Westminster council
Places available
1,161
Applications
925
Got 1st preference
82.4%
Got preferred school
96.4%
All primary applications across Westminster council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
36
EHC Plans
21.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 20 places, 23 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
260
Total Pupils
122
Boys
138
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£58,536
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,497
Per pupil
£2127k
Total funding
£142k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
17.1%
Persistent absence
245
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Millbank Gardens Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is the catchment area for Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Millbank Gardens Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Westminster allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 57% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
Classes at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy average 18.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy has around 260 pupils on roll. 32% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Millbank Gardens Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 20 places, 23 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Millbank Gardens Primary Academy in 2024/25. 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
Apply through Westminster's coordinated admissions process, naming Millbank Gardens Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Millbank Gardens Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Holiplay Millbank Gardens (registered, not yet graded). There are 5 more within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 168 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 36 serious and 132 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 28 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Westminster is 185 (the median across 93 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Millbank Gardens Primary Academy?
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy is at Erasmus Street, London, SW1P 4HR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)