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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in SE3, Greenwich

12 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE3, the nearest being Blackheath Prep at 0.4 mi, 3 of them selective, 1 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
Blackheath Prep 0.4 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Selective
The Pointer School 0.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Heath House Preparatory School 0.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Blackheath High School GDST 0.7 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Girls
Greenwich Waldorf School 0.8 mi 3 to 18 All-through
Riverston School 0.9 mi 1 to 21 All-through
Colfe's School 1.2 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Selective
Urban Mission School 1.5 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
StreetVibes Media Academy 1.7 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Education-My Life Matters 2.1 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Eltham College 2.2 mi 7 to 19 All-through
Selective
Free Church
Faraday School 2.8 mi 4 to 11 Primary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Blackheath Prep 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

SE3 also holds 67 state primary and 19 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE3 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE3?

12 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE3, Greenwich, 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 SE3 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 SE3 selective?

3 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 SE3?

1 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.