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Westminster School A GSG School

  • Westminster School
    17 Dean's Yard
    London
    SW1P 3PB
  • Head: Dr Gary Savage
  • T 020 7963 1003
  • F 020 7963 1002
  • E registrar@westminster.org.uk
  • W www.westminster.org.uk/
  • Westminster School is an English independent day and boarding school for boys aged from 12 to 19, located next door to Westminster Abbey. It educates around 750 pupils and has origins that date back to before the 12th century.
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Local authority: Westminster
  • Pupils: 770; sixth formers: 398 (139 girls)
  • Religion: Church of England
  • Fees: Day £36,873 - £39,735; Boarding £52,488 pa (last updated on 11/06/2024)
  • Open days: See website
  • Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
  • Linked schools: Westminster Under School

What says..

Teaching staff are intellectual heavyweights. One of the challenges of running Westminster, says Dr Savage, is the ‘formidable common room’. They need to be at the top of their game to joust with a Westminster (title for current pupils and alumni). Specialists in their field, lessons are challenging: ‘High octane Qs and As and veering off on tangents, engaging pupils from the get go,’ says Dr Savage. Feedback is thorough. ‘Marvellous level of detail, and frequency of very forensic reports,’ enthused one mother; ‘they can’t get away with coasting’ (we think she meant pupils, not teachers). At the slightest sign of slippage teachers are on the case, starting with…

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Curricula

Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.

Sports

Rowing

Fencing

Shooting

What The Good Schools Guide says

Head master

Since 2020, Dr Gary Savage, formerly headmaster of Alleyn’s school. Educated at a Suffolk comprehensive (Ipswich Town FC still has a place in his heart), he was the first person in his family to go to university. After achieving a double first in history at Cambridge he stayed on to study for a PhD on 18th century France and started teaching undergraduates both in Cambridge and Paris. Then straight to Eton for ten years where he was head of history and master-in-college, followed by a short spell as under master here at Westminster.

With his jazzy socks, tortoiseshell specs, sharp suit and wiry frame, Dr Savage is just on the fun side of donnish; ‘nerdy, just like the boys,’ observed one parent. Fascinated by learning and an autodidact (his...

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Special Education Needs

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder
Y
HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes
PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Y
VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment

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