Fee-paying schools in SE12, Lewisham
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfe's School | 0.4 mi | 3 to 19 |
All-through Selective |
| Riverston School | 0.7 mi | 1 to 21 | All-through |
| Eltham College | 0.9 mi | 7 to 19 |
All-through Selective Free Church |
| StreetVibes Media Academy | 1.4 mi | 11 to 19 | Secondary |
| Education-My Life Matters | 1.6 mi | 11 to 16 | Secondary |
| Heath House Preparatory School | 1.6 mi | 3 to 11 | Primary |
| Blackheath Prep | 2.0 mi | 3 to 11 |
Primary Selective |
| Urban Mission School | 2.0 mi | 11 to 16 | Secondary |
| The Pointer School | 2.1 mi | 3 to 11 | Primary |
| Babington House School | 2.2 mi | 3 to 18 |
All-through Selective Christian |
| Blackheath High School GDST | 2.3 mi | 3 to 18 |
All-through Girls |
| Breaside Preparatory School | 2.4 mi | 2 to 11 | Primary |
| Greenwich Waldorf School | 2.5 mi | 3 to 18 | All-through |
| St Christophers The Hall School | 3.0 mi | 2 to 11 | Primary |
The state schools alongside them
The same area holds 66 state primary and 19 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for SE12 →
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 SE12?
14 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE12, Lewisham, 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 SE12 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 SE12 selective?
4 of the 14 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 SE12?
1 of the 14 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.