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City School
Location: Westminster City School, Westminster, City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom (51°29′52″N 0°08′21″W)
Westminster City School:
Westminster City School is a Christian secondary school and sixth form for boys in Westminster, London. The school has 739 students on its roll. It offers the majority of places each year to boys practising the Christian faith in the Anglican dioceses of London and Southwark and the other 25 places to boys of other world faiths. The current head is Mr David W Maloney. In July 2009, the school was awarded specialist status in Science. In 2010 Ofsted rated the school as satisfactory and in some ways good, and encouraged the pupils to continue their good behaviour and attendance. The school became an academy in 2012. In January 2013, Ofsted rated it "good" in all aspects.
History of Westminster City School:
The school suffered bomb damage to its building in Palace Street during the Blitz.
In 2004 a teacher was raped by a pupil in an empty classroom after the end of classes. The student involved was sent to prison and the teacher eventually won compensatory damages and legal costs from the school.
Since 2004 the school has undergone massive changes enhancing its reputation and standing. In 2009 the school became a Specialist Science College and in 2012 the Secretary of State approved its academy convertors application. From 2005 - 2010 the school benefited from the Building Schools for Future (BSF) program resulting in new facilities for the school and community.
