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Fee-paying schools in SW1A, Westminster

42 within 3 miles of the district's centre, nearest first. Age ranges are each school's own statutory range, which is what decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
Westminster School	0.6 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	0.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
The Royal Ballet School	0.7 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	0.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
DLD College	0.8 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Jeannine Manuel School	0.9 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
Westminster Under School	1.0 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
Guildhouse School	1.0 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
Eaton Square Prep School	1.0 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Queen's College, London	1.1 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
Eifa International School	1.1 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Wetherby Senior School	1.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Eaton House School	1.2 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Southbank International School Westminster	1.2 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
City Junior School	1.3 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
More House School	1.3 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Hill House School	1.3 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Francis Holland School	1.3 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Connaught House School	1.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Halcyon London International School	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Knightsbridge School	1.4 mi	2 to 16	All-through
City of London School	1.5 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.5 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Garden House School	1.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary
ICS London	1.6 mi	3 to 19	All-through
St Paul's Cathedral School	1.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary Church of England
Brighton College Prep Kensington	1.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
Francis Holland School	1.8 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Charterhouse Square School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
London Christian School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Christian
City of London School for Girls	1.9 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
Dallington School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
The Gower School	2.0 mi		Primary
Newton Preparatory School	2.1 mi	3 to 13	Primary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	2.1 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	2.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Cameron Vale School	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Cavendish School	2.4 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Saint Christina's School	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Arco Academy	2.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
L'Ecole de Battersea	2.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Thomas's Battersea	2.8 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective

None of these carries an Ofsted grade, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. A missing rating here means we cannot see one, never that the school was judged poorly. Fees are not published as open data either, so they are not shown.

The state schools alongside them

The same area holds 112 state primary and 27 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for SW1A →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SW1A?

42 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SW1A, Westminster, 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 SW1A 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 SW1A selective?

11 of the 42 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 SW1A?

11 of the 42 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.