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Last updated: 02nd March 2020                                                                                    

Dear Parent, 

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According to Department for Education Performance Tables  published today, Paddington Academy is one of the best schools in Westminster for Progress 8 which measures the amount of progress students make from the end of primary school until the end of Year 11.  This summer, the Academy achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.95 which is well above the national average. This score places the academy in the top 1% of schools nationally; it is placed 69^th out of over 6,400 schools. This achievement is even more impressive as the school has scored consistently within the top 1% at this measure for the last 6 years. 

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has celebrated the outstanding performance of Paddington Academy in Westminster with an awards ceremony. 

The school was honoured for its work to reduce educational inequality and achieve exceptional results for children who were previously behind in their studies, at a Schools for Success awards ceremony.

• 82% of students gain a 4+ in English and Maths, 56% gain a 5+ in both and 18% Level 7
• 66 of the grades achieved were at the highest grade 9
• 30% of all grades were 7+
• Large rise in the percentage achieving the English Baccalaureate to 45%
• 81% of students gain a 4+ in a Language GCSE

Staff and students at Paddington Academy are today celebrating very high A Level results, continuing a trend of consistently high achievement for the last eight years.

Today’s overall results saw results match the high benchmark set last year at the school:

• 32% of A Level grades were awarded the highest marks of A* or A;
• 66% of A Level grades were awarded A*-B;
• 90% of A Level grades were awarded A*-C.

Paddington Academy is celebrating after picking up two awards at United Learning’s national Best in Everyone Awards. Sixth Former Ilinca Dascalescu won the prestigious Pupil of the Year Award whilst Era Kosumi won the Art Award in the Years 10 to 13 category. Ilina and Era were presented with their awards at a spectacular black tie gala held at the Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield on Friday 28 June.

According to Department for Education Performance Tables published today, students at Paddington Academy make the most progress of any students in Westminster.  The academy has a Progress 8 score of 0.78 which is well above the national average.  Progress 8 measures the amount of progress students make between the end of primary school and the end of Year 11.