Fee-paying schools in SE8, Lewisham

15 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SE8, the nearest being Marathon Science School at 0.8 mi, 3 of them selective, 6 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
Marathon Science School	0.8 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Boys
Urban Mission School	1.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
Heath House Preparatory School	2.0 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Education-My Life Matters	2.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
Jamiatul Ummah School	2.5 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective
Faraday School	2.5 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Buttercup Primary School	2.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
London Islamic School	2.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
St Dunstan's College	2.6 mi	3 to 18	All-through Selective Church of England
Daffodil Preparatory School	2.7 mi	5 to 11	Primary
Madani Secondary Girls' School	2.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls
Date Palm Primary	2.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Mazahirul Uloom London School	2.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Al-Mizan School	2.9 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
London East Academy	2.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys

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

SE8 also holds 116 state primary and 31 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SE8 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SE8?

15 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SE8, 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 SE8 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 SE8 selective?

3 of the 15 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 SE8?

6 of the 15 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.