Fee-paying schools in SW1X, Westminster

63 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SW1X, the nearest being More House School at 0.2 mi, 16 of them selective, 16 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
More House School	0.2 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Hill House School	0.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Eaton House School	0.3 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Knightsbridge School	0.3 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Francis Holland School	0.5 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Garden House School	0.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	0.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Brighton College Prep Kensington	0.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
Eaton Square Prep School	0.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	0.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	0.9 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Queen's Gate School	1.0 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
Glendower Preparatory School	1.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Mander Portman Woodward School	1.0 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	1.0 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Westminster Under School	1.1 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
Connaught House School	1.1 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Falkner House	1.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Philip's School	1.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Cameron Vale School	1.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Halcyon London International School	1.2 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Westminster School	1.2 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.3 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Wetherby School, Kensington	1.3 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Thomas's Kensington	1.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Wetherby Senior School	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Collingham	1.4 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Ashbourne College	1.4 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Queen's College, London	1.4 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
ICS London	1.5 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Newton Preparatory School	1.5 mi	3 to 13	Primary
Eifa International School	1.6 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Southbank International School Westminster	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Kensington Park School	1.7 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
DLD College	1.7 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
The Royal Ballet School	1.8 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Jeannine Manuel School	1.8 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	1.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland School	1.8 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Thomas's Battersea	1.8 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective
Pembridge Hall School	1.8 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
L'Ecole de Battersea	1.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Wetherby School	1.9 mi	3 to 8	Primary Boys
Guildhouse School	2.0 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
Southbank International School Kensington	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
L'Ecole des Petits School	2.3 mi	2 to 6	Primary
City Junior School	2.4 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
Thames Christian School	2.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Christian
Parkgate House School	2.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Eaton House the Manor School	2.5 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Arnold House School	2.6 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
Saint Christina's School	2.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
The American School in London	2.7 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Thomas's Fulham	2.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	2.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Maida Vale School	2.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Selective
The Cavendish School	2.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Dolphin School (Incorporating Noahs Ark Nursery Schools)	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary Christian
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran	2.9 mi	6 to 16	All-through
The Gower School	3.0 mi		Primary
Emanuel School	3.0 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Selective Christian
Thomas's Clapham	3.0 mi	4 to 13	Primary

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

SW1X also holds 92 state primary and 25 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SW1X →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SW1X?

63 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SW1X, 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 SW1X 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 SW1X selective?

16 of the 63 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 SW1X?

16 of the 63 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.