Fee-paying schools in SE5, Southwark

16 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE5, the nearest being Arco Academy at 0.1 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
Arco Academy	0.1 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
The Villa	0.6 mi	2 to 7	Primary
James Allen's Girls' School	1.3 mi	4 to 18	All-through Girls
Herne Hill School	1.4 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Alleyn's School	1.4 mi	4 to 18	All-through Selective
London Christian School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Christian
DLD College	2.1 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Westminster Under School	2.2 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
Alleyn's Oakfield	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary Selective
Westminster School	2.3 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
Dulwich College	2.3 mi		All-through
Rosemead Preparatory School	2.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
City of London School	2.6 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
Dulwich Prep & Senior	2.8 mi	2 to 16	All-through Boys Selective
David Game College	2.8 mi	13 to 22	Secondary
St Paul's Cathedral School	2.8 mi	4 to 13	Primary Church of England

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

SE5 also holds 117 state primary and 31 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE5 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE5?

16 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE5, 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 SE5 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 SE5 selective?

4 of the 16 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 SE5?

3 of the 16 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.