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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in N7, Islington

39 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central N7, the nearest being London Scandinavian School at 0.7 mi, 8 of them selective, 14 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
London Scandinavian School 0.7 mi 2 to 11 Primary
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School 1.1 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 1.2 mi 3 to 16 All-through
Wildwood Nature School 1.2 mi 4 to 11 Primary
St Paul's Waldorf School 1.4 mi 3 to 14 All-through
The Gower School 1.5 mi Primary
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 1.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Selective
The Cavendish School 1.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Girls
Roman Catholic
Channing School 1.6 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Girls
Selective
Alleyns Regents Park Prep 1.7 mi 4 to 13 Primary
The Children's House School 1.7 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School 1.7 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Girls
Orthodox Jewish
Rosemary Works School 1.8 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Highgate School 1.9 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Christian
T T T Y Y School 1.9 mi 2 to 13 Primary
Boys
The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery 2.0 mi 2 to 8 Primary
Beis Aharon School 2.0 mi 3 to 13 Primary
Boys
Selective
Dallington School 2.1 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Beis Rochel D'satmar School 2.1 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Boys
Orthodox Jewish
Bnois Jerusalem Girls School 2.1 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Girls
Talmud Torah London 2.2 mi 5 to 14 All-through
Boys
Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School 2.2 mi 2 to 19 All-through
Orthodox Jewish
Vishnitz Girls School 2.2 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Girls
Selective
Orthodox Jewish
Beis Yaakov Girls School 2.3 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Girls
Charadi Jewish
City Junior School 2.4 mi 7 to 11 Primary
Selective
Charterhouse Square School 2.4 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Guildhouse School 2.4 mi 15 to 24 Secondary
Jeannine Manuel School 2.5 mi 2 to 18 All-through
Selective
Southbank International School Westminster 2.5 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Eifa International School 2.5 mi 2 to 14 All-through
City of London School for Girls 2.6 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Girls
Selective
The Lyceum 2.6 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Francis Holland School 2.7 mi 10 to 19 Secondary
Girls
Church of England
Queen's College, London 2.7 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Girls
The Royal Ballet School 2.8 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Wetherby Senior School 2.8 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Unique Children's School 2.9 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
St Paul's Cathedral School 2.9 mi 4 to 13 Primary
Church of England
ICS London 3.0 mi 3 to 19 All-through
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like London Scandinavian 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

N7 also holds 115 state primary and 27 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for N7 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in N7?

39 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central N7, 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 N7 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 N7 selective?

8 of the 39 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 N7?

14 of the 39 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.