SCHOOL PROFILE

West London Free School

Secondary Free schools URN 136750
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 920 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
Trust KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 926 926 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 476 51.4% of pupils
Male pupils 450 48.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.0%
3.8 pts below England
School 21.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 23.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.8%
16.5 pts above England
School 36.8%
Hammersmith and Fulham 30.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
31.7%
294
Any other White background
19.4%
180
African
12.4%
115
Any other ethnic group
8.7%
81
Any other Mixed background
8.3%
77
White and Asian
4.5%
42
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.6% 98 of 926 pupils
10.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.6%
Hammersmith and Fulham 20.7%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.1% 75 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts below
EHC plans 2.5% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Specific learning difficulty 22
Speech, language & communication 13
No specialist assessment yet 9
Other difficulty or disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

69.2 30.0 pts above England
School 69.2
Hammersmith and Fulham 40.0
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 85.1% England 36.0% 49.1 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 91.0% England 51.4% 39.6 pts above England
EBacc entry 88.8% England 30.6% 58.2 pts above England
EBacc average point score 6.80 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.96 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.29 pts higher than England
School 7.51%
Hammersmith and Fulham 6.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.94%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.13 pts higher than England
School 19.94%
Hammersmith and Fulham 19.90%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.07%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.26 pts higher than England
School 2.07%
Hammersmith and Fulham 1.69%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.7% 8.3 pts above England
West London Free School
100.7%
Hammersmith and Fulham
98.3%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information