Fee-paying schools in SE21, Southwark

12 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE21, the nearest being Dulwich College at 0.2 mi, 4 of them selective, 3 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
Dulwich College	0.2 mi		All-through
Alleyn's Oakfield	0.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary Selective
Dulwich Prep & Senior	0.4 mi	2 to 16	All-through Boys Selective
Rosemead Preparatory School	0.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
James Allen's Girls' School	1.1 mi	4 to 18	All-through Girls
Alleyn's School	1.1 mi	4 to 18	All-through Selective
Herne Hill School	1.2 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Fidelis College	1.2 mi	4 to 19	All-through
The New School	1.2 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST	1.4 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
The Villa	2.2 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Arco Academy	2.5 mi	11 to 16	Secondary

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

SE21 also holds 103 state primary and 25 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE21 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE21?

12 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE21, 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 SE21 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 SE21 selective?

4 of the 12 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 SE21?

3 of the 12 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.