Westside School
Westside School is a free schools alternative provision in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 6 pupils and room for 60. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2019.
8-30 Galena Road, London, W6 0LT020 7504 0512westsideschool.org.ukMr Pani Matsangos headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 16 October 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A later, shorter visit on 2 April 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hammersmith and Fulham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 20 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for all schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Listed by the government as catering for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Hammersmith and Fulham with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 6 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 67% | 64% | 47% | 35% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 33% | 27% | 32% | 15% | 0% | 100% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 7 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 43% | 43% | 63% |
| Education | 43% | 43% | 63% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 43% | 29% | 13% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School | Independent (grammar) | 120 m | 38 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| West London Free School Primary | Free school | 200 m | 423 | No overall grade 2025 | 99 | Compare |
| Earl's Court Free School Primary | Free school | 250 m | 210 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| The Godolphin and Latymer School | Independent | 280 m | 826 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep | Independent (grammar) | 330 m | 1,443 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| West London Free School | Free school | 370 m | 926 | Good 2022 | 95 | Compare |
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | Independent | 400 m | 422 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| John Betts Primary School | Voluntary | 420 m | 206 | Good 2021 | 98 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Westside School a good school?
Westside School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in October 2019.
What is Westside School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Westside School outstanding at its last full inspection on 16 October 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Westside School have?
6 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 60 places, so it is 10% full.
What do parents say about Westside School?
95% of the 20 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 90% say their child is happy there. Across England, 84% of parents would recommend their child's school.
Does Westside School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is registered for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 8-30 Galena Road, London, W6 0LT
- Telephone
- 020 7504 0512
- Website
- www.westsideschool.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Pani Matsangos
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Single-academy trust
- Westside Academy Trust (1 schools)
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Ward
- Hammersmith Broadway
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2013 (academy free school)
- URN
- 140201 · LAESTAB 2056394 · UKPRN 10043229
- Formerly
- The Westside Independent School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.