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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in SE27, Lambeth

14 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE27, the nearest being Rosemead Preparatory School at 0.6 mi, 5 of them selective, 4 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
Rosemead Preparatory School 0.6 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Fidelis College 0.7 mi 4 to 19 All-through
The New School 0.7 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Dulwich Prep & Senior 0.8 mi 2 to 16 All-through
Boys
Selective
Alleyn's Oakfield 0.8 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Selective
Dulwich College 1.0 mi All-through
Streatham & Clapham High School GDST 1.6 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST 1.7 mi 4 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Herne Hill School 1.7 mi 2 to 7 Primary
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten 1.8 mi Primary
James Allen's Girls' School 1.8 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Girls
Alleyn's School 1.9 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Selective
Aya College (Educational Provision) 2.7 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
The Villa 2.9 mi 2 to 7 Primary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Rosemead Preparatory 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

SE27 also holds 92 state primary and 23 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE27 →

Checking a specific address

Put a postcode in and the report measures each school's distance from that front door rather than from central SE27.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE27?

14 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE27, Lambeth, 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 SE27 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 SE27 selective?

5 of the 14 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 SE27?

4 of the 14 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.