Westminster’s Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School has won Primary School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025

The best performing schools in the UK have been revealed today in the Sunday Times’ Parent Power Guide 2025 and Westminster's Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School, located in Marylebone, has topped the list.

The primary school rankings has taken the average scores by children in three area – reading; mathematics; and grammar, punctuation and spelling and Hampden Gurney has taken Primary School of the Year with an average score of 115.3 out of 120.

The Sunday Times commended Hampden Gurney for bringing all pupils back to the classroom as soon as possible post pandemic and prioritizing the children’s wellbeing in addition to attaining high academic standards.

They also highlighted that Evelyn Chua, headteacher at Hampden Gurney, recognizes the importance of extra-curricular activities with the school offering a range of after-school clubs such as coding, drama, chess and sports so that every child can discover their talent.

Evelyn Chua, Headteacher at Hampden Gurney Primary School said:

It is a true honour to be receiving this fantastic accolade and be able to lead this amazing and inspirational school.  Without the support of the finest team of governors, staff, the local authority, Diocese, community, parents and pupils, this achievement would not be possible. My greatest privilege as the headteacher is to be able to facilitate positive changes to influence and impact on the educational outcomes of all our pupils; to steer and shape the school to achieve its level best; and modelling what can be accomplished with commitment, dedication, faith and resilience.

Schools in London and the southeast continue to dominate the top of the parent power guide with teachers finding ever more innovative and impactful ways to help their pupils and give them the best start in life.

In Westminster, 95% of our primary schools are judged outstanding or good by Ofsted.

We are proud that many other primary schools made The Sunday Times list including and not limited to: St Clement Danes CofE Primary School, Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School and  Essendine Primary School.

 Across Westminster, our secondary schools also continue to perform strongly. St Marylebone School, Grey Coat Hospital and Paddington Academy were recognized in The Sunday Times List.

All eleven of our sixth forms and colleges are rated outstanding or good by Ofsted.

Cllr Less, Cabinet Member for Children and Public Protection said:

A huge congratulations to Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School for this exceptional achievement and to all our other schools for their ongoing high standards. We appreciate the hard work and dedication of all headteachers, staff, parents and young people giving children in Westminster's schools the best start to life.

For those parents with children who are starting primary school in September 2025, the deadline to apply for a school place is 15^th January 2025. You can find information about how to apply and about all our primary schools in our 2025 brochure Starting primary school from September 2025 | Westminster City Council.

The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025 - thetimes.com/best-schools-league-table.