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Fee-paying schools in NW8, Westminster

84 within 3 miles of the district's centre, nearest first. Age ranges are each school's own statutory range, which is what decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
Arnold House School	0.2 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
The American School in London	0.2 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Saint Christina's School	0.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	0.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	0.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland School	0.8 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Trevor-Roberts School	0.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Hereward House School	0.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys
Broadhurst School	0.9 mi	2 to 5	Primary
The Hall School	0.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Church of England
Sarum Hall School	0.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Church of England
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran	1.0 mi	6 to 16	All-through
South Hampstead High School GDST	1.0 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
ICS London	1.0 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Fine Arts College	1.1 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Maida Vale School	1.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Selective
North Bridge House Nursery & Pre-Prep Schools	1.1 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.2 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Southbank International School Hampstead	1.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	1.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Halcyon London International School	1.3 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
St Mary's School, Hampstead	1.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
St Christopher's School	1.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
The Cavendish School	1.3 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Connaught House School	1.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Maria Montessori School	1.4 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Southbank International School Westminster	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
LSI Independent College	1.4 mi	15 to 19	Secondary
Wetherby Senior School	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Hampstead Hill School	1.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Devonshire House Preparatory School	1.5 mi	2 to 13	Primary
St Anthony's School for Boys	1.5 mi	2 to 13	Primary Boys Catholic
University College School	1.5 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Queen's College, London	1.5 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
Eifa International School	1.5 mi	2 to 14	All-through
North Bridge House Senior School	1.5 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Islamia School for Girls'	1.5 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Islam
Kensington Park School	1.6 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
The Academy School	1.6 mi	6 to 14	All-through Selective
Al-Zahra School	1.6 mi	8 to 16	Secondary Girls
Al-Sadiq School	1.6 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Pembridge Hall School	1.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
La Petite Ecole Bilingue	1.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	1.7 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch	1.7 mi	3 to 19	All-through Selective
Wetherby School	1.7 mi	3 to 8	Primary Boys
Chepstow House School	1.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Bales College	1.8 mi	11 to 20	Secondary
Brondesbury College London	1.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective Islam
Southbank International School Kensington	1.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Notting Hill Prep School	1.8 mi	4 to 14	All-through
St Margaret's School	1.9 mi	4 to 16	All-through Girls Selective
The Mulberry House School	2.0 mi	2 to 7	Primary
La Petite Ecole Francaise	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Bassett House School	2.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Stewart Bilingual School	2.1 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Ashbourne College	2.1 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	2.2 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Brighton College Prep Kensington	2.2 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
Wildwood Nature School	2.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Thomas's Kensington	2.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary
SIAL	2.4 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Norland Place School	2.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Hill House School	2.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary
More House School	2.5 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Knightsbridge School	2.5 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	2.6 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Ivy House School	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Selective
Queen's Gate School	2.6 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
The King Alfred School	2.6 mi	4 to 19	All-through
Glendower Preparatory School	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Mander Portman Woodward School	2.7 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
St Philip's School	2.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Eaton House School	2.8 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Collingham	2.8 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Wetherby School, Kensington	2.8 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Falkner House	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	2.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Wetherby Pembridge	2.9 mi	11 to 15	Secondary
Channing School	2.9 mi	4 to 18	All-through Girls Selective
Francis Holland School	2.9 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Highgate School	3.0 mi	3 to 19	All-through Christian
St James Senior Girls' School	3.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
St James Preparatory School	3.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary

None of these carries an Ofsted grade, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. A missing rating here means we cannot see one, never that the school was judged poorly. Fees are not published as open data either, so they are not shown.

The state schools alongside them

The same area holds 95 state primary and 25 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for NW8 →

Checking a specific address

Distance from a school is measured to a front door, not to a district's centre. Put a postcode in and the report works out the real distance to each school, alongside flood risk, sold prices, crime and the rest.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in NW8?

84 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central NW8, Westminster, 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 NW8 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 NW8 selective?

22 of the 84 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 NW8?

28 of the 84 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.