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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in KT9, Kingston upon Thames

5 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central KT9, the nearest being Shrewsbury House School at 1.2 mi, 2 of them selective, 2 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
Shrewsbury House School 1.2 mi 4 to 14 All-through
Boys
Selective
Rowan Preparatory School 1.8 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Girls
Kingswood House School 2.2 mi 7 to 16 All-through
Surbiton High School 2.5 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Selective
Christian
Westbury House School 2.9 mi 2 to 11 Primary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Shrewsbury House 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

KT9 also holds 31 state primary and 10 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for KT9 →

Checking a specific address

Put a postcode in and the report measures each school's distance from that front door rather than from central KT9.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in KT9?

5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central KT9, Kingston upon Thames, 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 KT9 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 KT9 selective?

2 of the 5 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 KT9?

2 of the 5 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.