West London Free School Sixth Form

Huge thanks to WLFS alumna Ada John, now a Brand Manager at the Financial Times, for sending us these fantastic books. They are perfect for our libraries and for prize‑giving gifts for our students. Thank you Ada and the Financial Times team for your support!

Warwick is ranked 5th in the UK for Mathematics in the Complete University Guide 2026 and its Maths department is internationally known for the strength of its research across pure and applied fields - well done Rumi!

Durham is the Times and Sunday Times University of the Year 2026, ranked 5th overall in the UK, and its History department sits 44th in the world in the QS 2026 subject rankings -great work Tilly!

The University of Edinburgh's School of History was central to the Scottish Enlightenment that gave the city its nickname "Athens of the North" - students study history in one of the most historically significant universities in the English speaking world - an amazing offer!

This week’s guest speaker was Peter Ruis, the Managing Director of John Lewis, who has had an illustrious career in retail in various positions: from buying, to marketing, to management, working at brands like Jigsaw and John Lewis. He talked to the students about, when given 3 coats, how to spot the bestseller, the medium seller and the ‘dog’’; about the first advert that caught his eye, the 1980s Levi’s advert for 501s which had people queuing down the street, as well as the famous John Lewis Christmas adverts he has gone on to make. The students had some brilliant questions for Peter, such as how John Lewis make a profit on big brands, how the business model works given it is a cooperative, how brands like John Lewis respond to global crises like the war in Iran or the shakiness of Starmer’s premiership – as well as how much our shopping habits are tracked! Peter’s talk always makes for fascinating listening, as it is appealing to students interested in marketing, advertising, business, finance, statistics, retail – the list goes on. A big thank you to Peter for coming in so many times!

Well done to all of our Y13 Art students who have now completed their final Art exams. 9/9 students who applied to the prestigious and highly competitive UAL have gained places on the Art Foundation pre-degree course. Well done Olivia, Sara, Bilguun, Malaika, Keana, Inaaya, Jessie, Caitlin and Louise! Further congratulations to Naomi, who has secured a place at KCC – a fantastic achievement. We are so proud of all our students as they take the next step in their creative journeys.

🎓Imperial is ranked 1st in the UK for Computer Science in the Times 2026 and sits inside the global top 5 for the subject - this is the single most competitive computing offer in the country. Great work Malachi!

Please congratulate our new Prefect Team for 2026-2027!

Head Prefects: Maggie & Audrey
Deputy Head Prefects: Louis & Mira

House Prefects:

Athenians – Zoe W
Corinthians – Violeta
Spartans – Aisha
Olympians – Ely

Our most recent guest speaker was Dr Nicky Mackie, a Consultant HIV specialist working across several London hospitals.

Nicky is a frequent flier to the WLFS as her talk is fascinating for all students: whether they are interested in Medicine and in seeing the biology behind the transmission of HIV; a socio-political scientist, interested in the stigma, the marketing campaigns of the 1980s and in the defunding of HIV programmes in the US and the consequences of this worldwide; or a historian, interested in the development of this one-time pandemic into a completely treatable disease today. Nicky shared some fascinating statistics about HIV, such as that it is more common in women than in men (53% vs 47%). Students asked some fascinating questions and we were very lucky to have Nicky give up her clinic time to talk to the students.