West London Free School, London

In 2026, pupils at West London Free School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 56.3 in Hammersmith and Fulham and 47 across England.

76% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 65% in Hammersmith and Fulham and 47% in England.

That is down from 69.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.96: pupils made well 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 54.1, against 68.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 240 families put West London Free School as their first choice and 1033 named it as one of their preferences, for 130 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 132 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to West London Free School are Sacred Heart High School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.2); Hammersmith Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.9); Chiswick School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.1); and Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 58.1).

West London Free School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

West London Free School is one of 9 schools run by Knowledge Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 130 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 13% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 133 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 65% went on to university or other higher education and 11% into work. 52% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

36.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (32%), Black (16%) and Mixed (16%).

In 2026, 75 pupils (8.1%) received SEN support and 23 (2.5%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Ravenscourt Park Station, about 190 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ravenscourt Park, 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, West London Free School issued 255 suspensions, 27.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to West London Free School are St Peter's Primary School (0.1 miles), John Betts Primary School (0.3 miles), West London Free School Primary (0.3 miles) and Earl's Court Free School Primary (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.