Fee-paying schools in SE16, Southwark

21 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE16, the nearest being Marathon Science School at 0.6 mi, 4 of them selective, 8 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	0.6 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Boys
Jamiatul Ummah School	1.1 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective
Buttercup Primary School	1.3 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Daffodil Preparatory School	1.3 mi	5 to 11	Primary
London Islamic School	1.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Madani Secondary Girls' School	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls
Date Palm Primary	1.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
David Game College	1.5 mi	13 to 22	Secondary
Al-Mizan School	1.5 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
London East Academy	1.5 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
The Complete Works	1.6 mi	5 to 25	All-through
London Christian School	1.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Christian
OMG Education	1.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Mazahirul Uloom London School	1.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Darul Hadis Latifiah	2.1 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Boys Selective
The Villa	2.1 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Arco Academy	2.2 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
The Lyceum	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary
City of London School for Girls	2.4 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
Gatehouse School	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Urban Mission School	2.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary

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

SE16 also holds 140 state primary and 40 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE16 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE16?

21 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE16, 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 SE16 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 SE16 selective?

4 of the 21 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 SE16?

8 of the 21 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.