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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in SE14, Lewisham

13 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE14, the nearest being Marathon Science School at 1.0 mi, 3 of them selective, 4 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
Marathon Science School 1.0 mi 10 to 19 Secondary
Boys
Urban Mission School 1.4 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
The Villa 1.6 mi 2 to 7 Primary
Education-My Life Matters 2.2 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Alleyn's School 2.2 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Selective
St Dunstan's College 2.3 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Selective
Church of England
Jamiatul Ummah School 2.7 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Buttercup Primary School 2.8 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Daffodil Preparatory School 2.8 mi 5 to 11 Primary
London Islamic School 2.9 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Madani Secondary Girls' School 2.9 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Girls
David Game College 3.0 mi 13 to 22 Secondary
Date Palm Primary 3.0 mi 2 to 11 Primary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Marathon Science 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

SE14 also holds 116 state primary and 29 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE14 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE14?

13 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE14, 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 SE14 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 SE14 selective?

3 of the 13 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 SE14?

4 of the 13 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.