Fee-paying schools in SE15, Southwark

17 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE15, the nearest being The Villa at 0.5 mi, 5 of them selective, 5 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
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

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like The Villa 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

SE15 also holds 124 state primary and 36 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE15 →

Checking a specific address

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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.