Welcome to the Sixth Form

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Welcome to WA Sixth Form!

"Thank you for giving the International Baccalaureate Board of Governors the opportunity to hear the history, ethos and commitment of Westminster Academy. It is such a powerful story of community building and providing access to quality education. The students were the best ambassadors for the school, and being evidence of the results the school is able to reach. We were truly impressed!"

(Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Director General of the IB, after visiting WA in November 2022)

Ours is a wonderfully diverse community at WA and to achieve our mission - “Education is Success” - we offer an education that provides not only the excellent academic outcomes that give students choices, but a broad and balanced education that nurtures curiosity, focuses on critical thinking and intercultural understanding so that students embody the IB Learner Profile and are equipped to make an impact upon the world. 

The WA Sixth Form is a supportive community which carefully guides young people through these two important years to help them feel prepared for university, apprenticeships, careers and the personal challenges that come as a young adult. We offer students numerous extra-curricular opportunities to gain real life experiences, to develop socially and emotionally, and to have fun. We are proud of our IB students' consistently excellent academic achievements and we are even more proud of the principled, caring young people they become.

International Baccalaureate programmes

The IB at WA (presentation to parents and carers by Paul Wood April 2023)

IB learner profile logo enThe International Baccalaureate has a Mission ‘to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.’  The IB works actively towards achieving its Mission via academic programmes that allow students to develop relevant knowledge, skills, and traits.

IB programmes aim to develop specific attributes that empower learners to promote intercultural understanding and respect; these attributes form the IB Learner Profile and are embedded in our ethos at Westminster Academy.

For more information on courses, please visit:

The IB Diploma Programme

The IB Career Programme

Download our SIxth Form Prospectus

For details of our Open Evening and applying to the Sixth Form at Westminster Academy, please visit:

Sixth Form Admissions

Read the 'Sixthletter'

‘The Sixthletter’ was launched in December 2019 as an internal Sixth Form project: a regular newsletter with articles, features and artwork created and compiled by students only. Take a look at some examples of their work below.

2022-23 Term 2 edition

2021-22 Term 6 edition

2021-22 Term 2 edition

Sixth Form: Register Your Interest

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Westminster Academy: Student Voices

Westminster Academy: Opportunity

  • 09/26/24 Year 7 students are having a fantastic time on their residential in Kent! It's a great way for our new cohort to get to know one another and develop soft skills to support them through the transition to secondary school and beyond. pic.twitter.com/KOMiXEOkaB— Westminster Academy () September 26, 2024
  • 09/24/24 We're excited to be opening our doors to Year 6 students and their families this evening! See you soon! Read more— Westminster Academy () September 24, 2024
  • 09/19/24 It was great to welcome Year 6 parents and carers for our first Open Morning today! We're looking forward to meeting more families and telling them all about WA at our Open Evening on Tuesday 24th September. Register here 👉 Read more pic.twitter.com/qNp9enNn16— Westminster Academy () September 19, 2024
  • 08/22/24 Congratulations to our wonderful GCSE Class of 2024! Read more pic.twitter.com/EdkR6E2vPY— Westminster Academy () August 22, 2024
  • 08/22/24 Best wishes to all young people across the UK who are receiving results today. At WA we look forward to seeing our students later. We know how hard you have worked, so whatever the outcome your teachers, families and everyone at WA is very proud of you — Westminster Academy () August 22, 2024
  • 08/16/24 Thank you so much for all your support, once again!— Westminster Academy () August 16, 2024
  • 08/16/24 We are immensely proud of our students who received their results yesterday! 100% of our students passed and their average grade was DDD. To achieve this as well as their IB certificates is a great achievement - they have bright futures ahead! Read more— Westminster Academy () August 16, 2024
  • 07/23/24 We hosted the final of Smart Cities Challenge, which saw Year 8 students from schools across London compete to create the best city of the future 🙌🔗 Find out more about Netcompany’s nine-week Smart Cities Challenge and our involvement: Read more pic.twitter.com/RnWVvzb1Ol— University of Westminster () July 23, 2024
  • 07/18/24 It was wonderful for Ms Cole to be able to represent schools in the discussion of such an important topic - climate & sustainability education - with . WA has been excited to work with & have the opportunity to put new ideas into practice. Read more— Westminster Academy () July 18, 2024
  • 07/18/24 We feel very privileged to have been part of this journey with . Our students reflected on the Holocaust workshop they took part in with Bernie Graham and in our recent newsletter & here: Read more Thank you to all involved! Read more— Westminster Academy () July 18, 2024
  • 07/18/24 Lovely to see a several QM & alumni Beacons feat. in summer newsletter, inc. . Some amazing work.Centre's & were delighted to add short reflections, do 👀🔽 Read more— Holocaust Education () July 18, 2024
  • 07/15/24 Our Year 9 students are currently presenting their pitches after a fantastic programme of research and social action initiatives. We are so proud to see the passion with which they are speaking about their chosen charities! Read more— Westminster Academy () July 15, 2024