Westminster

Westminster: how pupils join

When would your child join, and what would they be asked to do? The notes below explain what we have found about entry to Westminster. Check the current dates and requirements with the school before planning an application.

Based on: Westminster 16+ Prospectus 2023. Older evidence: the process may have changed

Current admissions information on Westminster’s site checked 23 Sep 2026

Entry points to ask about

13+ (Year 9)
16+ (Year 12)

From our own notes, not the school’s current admissions pages. Entry ages and stages change: check them with the school.

What the sources tell us

About 120 at 13+
About 80 at 16+ in the source

16+ in the 2023 prospectus. About 600 applicants, 180 interviewed and 75–85 offers, in the 2023 prospectus.
Written stage. Four 45-minute subject examinations.
Interview stage. Four subject interviews, a general interview and a 40-minute Thinking Skills assessment.
Condition. At least eight (I)GCSE grades at A/7, including four at A*/8, as the 2023 prospectus sets out.

What we haven’t found

These numbers come from the 2023 prospectus. We don’t present them as this year’s.

Before you plan an application

Entry ages, dates and assessments can change from one year to the next. No school has confirmed the entry details on this site, so use these notes to prepare your questions and check the current arrangements on its admissions pages.

Westminster’s admissions page “Westminster School and Under School Admissions”, checked 23 Sep 2026

Westminster School’s own website ↗

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Record details

As recorded

The record’s own wording, where this page puts it in plainer words.

Entry note: 16+ funnel
Entry note: Approximately 600 applicants → 180 interviewed → 75–85 offers in the dated prospectus.
Entry note: At least eight (I)GCSE A/7 grades including four A*/8 under the source’s published condition.
Entry note: The funnel is retained as dated process evidence; it is not represented as a current-cycle statistic.
Entry note: 2023 prospectus