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Fee-paying schools in SE15, Southwark

17 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
The Villa 0.5 mi 2 to 7 Primary
Arco Academy 1.1 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Alleyn's School 1.4 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Selective
James Allen's Girls' School 1.5 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Girls
Marathon Science School 1.6 mi 10 to 19 Secondary
Boys
Herne Hill School 1.9 mi 2 to 7 Primary
London Christian School 2.2 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Christian
Dulwich College 2.4 mi All-through
Alleyn's Oakfield 2.5 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Selective
St Dunstan's College 2.6 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Selective
Church of England
Rosemead Preparatory School 2.7 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Dulwich Prep & Senior 2.8 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Boys
Selective
Jamiatul Ummah School 2.8 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Selective
David Game College 2.8 mi 13 to 22 Secondary
Buttercup Primary School 2.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Daffodil Preparatory School 2.9 mi 5 to 11 Primary
Madani Secondary Girls' School 3.0 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Girls
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 124 state primary and 36 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for SE15 →

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 SE15?

17 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE15, Southwark, 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 SE15 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 SE15 selective?

5 of the 17 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 SE15?

5 of the 17 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.