Fee-paying schools in N1, Islington

57 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central N1, the nearest being North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School at 0.4 mi, 9 of them selective, 32 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
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School	0.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Rosemary Works School	0.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary
London Scandinavian School	0.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Paul's Waldorf School	0.7 mi	3 to 14	All-through
The Gower School	0.8 mi		Primary
Dallington School	0.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
The Children's House School	1.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Charterhouse Square School	1.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary
The Lyceum	1.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary
City of London School for Girls	1.3 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
City Junior School	1.5 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
OMG Education	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
St Paul's Cathedral School	1.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary Church of England
Guildhouse School	1.7 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
The Complete Works	1.8 mi	5 to 25	All-through
City of London School	1.8 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
David Game College	1.9 mi	13 to 22	Secondary
Jeannine Manuel School	1.9 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
Al-Mizan School	2.0 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
London East Academy	2.0 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Date Palm Primary	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Darul Hadis Latifiah	2.0 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Boys Selective
The Royal Ballet School	2.0 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Madani Secondary Girls' School	2.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls
Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust	2.2 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Islam
Al-Falah Primary School	2.2 mi	5 to 11	Primary
T T T Y Y School	2.2 mi	2 to 13	Primary Boys
Daffodil Preparatory School	2.2 mi	5 to 11	Primary
Buttercup Primary School	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary
TTD Gur School	2.3 mi	5 to 7	Primary Boys
London Islamic School	2.3 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Beis Malka Girls' School	2.3 mi	2 to 16	All-through Girls
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School	2.3 mi	2 to 16	All-through Girls Orthodox Jewish
Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School	2.3 mi	5 to 13	Primary Boys
Beis Aharon School	2.4 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
Jamiatul Ummah School	2.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev	2.4 mi	2 to 12	Primary Boys
Ohr Emes	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Boys
Wiznitz Cheder School	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Boys
Beis Trana Girls' School	2.5 mi	3 to 16	All-through Girls Selective
Tayyibah Girls' School	2.6 mi	4 to 18	All-through Girls
Beis Rochel D'satmar School	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Boys Orthodox Jewish
London Christian School	2.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Christian
Beis Ruchel D'Satmar London	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Orthodox Jewish
Bnois Jerusalem Girls School	2.6 mi	2 to 16	All-through Girls
Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School	2.6 mi	2 to 19	All-through Orthodox Jewish
Vishnitz Girls School	2.6 mi	2 to 16	All-through Girls Selective Orthodox Jewish
Talmud Torah London	2.7 mi	5 to 14	All-through Boys
Beis Yaakov Girls School	2.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Charadi Jewish
Yesodey Hatorah School	2.7 mi	4 to 16	All-through Boys
Clockhouse Primary School	2.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Boys
DLD College	2.7 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Yesodey Hatorah Girls School	2.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School	2.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Boys Charadi Jewish
Bobov Primary Boys School	2.8 mi	2 to 13	Primary Boys
Bnei Zion Community School	2.8 mi	3 to 5	Primary Boys
Bnos Zion of Bobov	2.9 mi	2 to 16	All-through Girls Orthodox Jewish

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like North Bridge House Senior Canonbury 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

N1 also holds 136 state primary and 38 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for N1 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in N1?

57 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central N1, 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 N1 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 N1 selective?

9 of the 57 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 N1?

32 of the 57 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.