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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in SM6, Sutton

9 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SM6, the nearest being Collingwood School at 0.3 mi, 1 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
Collingwood School 0.3 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Laleham Lea School 1.3 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Catholic
Cumnor House School 1.6 mi 4 to 11 Primary
Girls
Cumnor House School 1.8 mi 2 to 13 Primary
Boys
Whitgift School 1.9 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Boys
St David's School 1.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Church of England
Seaton House School 1.9 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Girls
Al-Khair School Preparatory School 1.9 mi 4 to 11 Primary
Selective
Oak Tree Primary School 2.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Collingwood 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

SM6 also holds 55 state primary and 16 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SM6 →

Checking a specific address

Put a postcode in and the report measures each school's distance from that front door rather than from central SM6.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in SM6?

9 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SM6, Sutton, 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 SM6 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 SM6 selective?

1 of the 9 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 SM6?

4 of the 9 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.