Fee-paying schools in EC1M, Islington

34 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central EC1M, the nearest being Charterhouse Square School at 0.2 mi, 6 of them selective, 6 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
Charterhouse Square School	0.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Dallington School	0.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary
City of London School for Girls	0.4 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
City Junior School	0.5 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
St Paul's Cathedral School	0.6 mi	4 to 13	Primary Church of England
City of London School	0.7 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
The Lyceum	0.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
The Gower School	0.9 mi		Primary
Guildhouse School	0.9 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
The Royal Ballet School	1.1 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
OMG Education	1.2 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Jeannine Manuel School	1.2 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
David Game College	1.3 mi	13 to 22	Secondary
Rosemary Works School	1.3 mi	3 to 11	Primary
The Complete Works	1.4 mi	5 to 25	All-through
London Christian School	1.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Christian
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School	1.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
DLD College	1.6 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Al-Mizan School	1.6 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
London East Academy	1.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Date Palm Primary	1.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Madani Secondary Girls' School	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls
London Scandinavian School	1.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Buttercup Primary School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Daffodil Preparatory School	1.8 mi	5 to 11	Primary
Eifa International School	1.8 mi	2 to 14	All-through
St Paul's Waldorf School	1.8 mi	3 to 14	All-through
Westminster School	1.9 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
The Children's House School	2.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Cavendish School	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	2.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Westminster Under School	2.5 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
Eaton Square Prep School	2.6 mi	2 to 13	Primary
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.7 mi	3 to 16	All-through

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Charterhouse Square School are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

EC1M also holds 137 state primary and 41 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for EC1M →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in EC1M?

34 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central EC1M, Islington, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in EC1M have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in EC1M selective?

6 of the 34 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in EC1M?

6 of the 34 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.