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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in EC3A, City of London

33 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central EC3A, the nearest being David Game College at 0.2 mi, 5 of them selective, 9 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
David Game College 0.2 mi 13 to 22 Secondary
OMG Education 0.4 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
The Complete Works 0.4 mi 5 to 25 All-through
The Lyceum 0.6 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Al-Mizan School 0.7 mi 7 to 11 Primary
Selective
London East Academy 0.7 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Date Palm Primary 0.7 mi 2 to 11 Primary
City of London School for Girls 0.7 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Girls
Selective
St Paul's Cathedral School 0.7 mi 4 to 13 Primary
Church of England
Madani Secondary Girls' School 0.8 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Girls
Buttercup Primary School 0.8 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Daffodil Preparatory School 0.8 mi 5 to 11 Primary
City of London School 0.9 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Boys
Charterhouse Square School 0.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Jamiatul Ummah School 0.9 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Selective
London Islamic School 1.0 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
London Christian School 1.1 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Christian
Dallington School 1.1 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1.4 mi 11 to 20 Secondary
Boys
Selective
City Junior School 1.4 mi 7 to 11 Primary
Selective
Rosemary Works School 1.6 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Mazahirul Uloom London School 1.6 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
DLD College 1.8 mi 13 to 21 Secondary
Guildhouse School 1.8 mi 15 to 24 Secondary
The Royal Ballet School 1.9 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
The Gower School 1.9 mi Primary
Gatehouse School 1.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School 2.2 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
St Paul's Waldorf School 2.2 mi 3 to 14 All-through
Marathon Science School 2.4 mi 10 to 19 Secondary
Boys
The Children's House School 2.4 mi 2 to 11 Primary
London Scandinavian School 2.5 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Arco Academy 2.8 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like David Game College 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

EC3A also holds 153 state primary and 45 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for EC3A →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in EC3A?

33 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central EC3A, City of London, 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 EC3A 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 EC3A selective?

5 of the 33 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 EC3A?

9 of the 33 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.