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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in SE23, Lewisham

11 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE23, the nearest being St Dunstan's College at 0.9 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
St Dunstan's College 0.9 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Selective
Church of England
Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST 1.2 mi 4 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Education-My Life Matters 1.5 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Dulwich College 1.5 mi All-through
Dulwich Prep & Senior 1.6 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Boys
Selective
Alleyn's School 1.7 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Selective
James Allen's Girls' School 1.8 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Girls
Urban Mission School 2.2 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
The Villa 2.3 mi 2 to 7 Primary
St Christophers The Hall School 2.9 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Arco Academy 2.9 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like St Dunstan's 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

SE23 also holds 91 state primary and 19 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE23 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE23?

11 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE23, 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 SE23 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 SE23 selective?

4 of the 11 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 SE23?

3 of the 11 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.