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Fee-paying schools in SW1Y, Westminster

51 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
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	0.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
The Royal Ballet School	0.6 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Westminster School	0.7 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
Jeannine Manuel School	0.8 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	0.8 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Guildhouse School	0.9 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
Queen's College, London	0.9 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
DLD College	0.9 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Eifa International School	1.0 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Wetherby Senior School	1.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Southbank International School Westminster	1.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Eaton Square Prep School	1.1 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Westminster Under School	1.1 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
City Junior School	1.2 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
Eaton House School	1.3 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Halcyon London International School	1.3 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Connaught House School	1.3 mi	4 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
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.4 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Francis Holland School	1.4 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
ICS London	1.4 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Knightsbridge School	1.4 mi	2 to 16	All-through
City of London School	1.5 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
Garden House School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland School	1.6 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
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
Charterhouse Square School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Dallington School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
City of London School for Girls	1.9 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
The Gower School	1.9 mi		Primary
London Christian School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Christian
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	2.0 mi	2 to 19	All-through
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	2.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	2.2 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Newton Preparatory School	2.2 mi	3 to 13	Primary
The Cavendish School	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Saint Christina's School	2.3 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Cameron Vale School	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Arnold House School	2.6 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
The American School in London	2.6 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Thomas's Battersea	2.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective
L'Ecole de Battersea	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Fine Arts College	2.9 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Sarum Hall School	2.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Church of England
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.9 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Trevor-Roberts School	3.0 mi	4 to 13	Primary
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School	3.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Hereward House School	3.0 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys

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 115 state primary and 29 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for SW1Y →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SW1Y?

51 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SW1Y, 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 SW1Y 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 SW1Y selective?

12 of the 51 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 SW1Y?

14 of the 51 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.