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Fee-paying schools in SW20, Merton

16 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
Hall School Wimbledon 0.4 mi 4 to 18 All-through
Norwegian School in London 0.4 mi 6 to 16 All-through
The Norwegian Kindergarten In London 0.4 mi 2 to 6 Primary
Donhead Preparatory School 0.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Roman Catholic
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School 0.6 mi 4 to 7 Primary
Boys
Selective
King's College School 0.8 mi 7 to 19 All-through
Boys
Selective
Church of England
The Rowans School 0.8 mi 3 to 7 Primary
The Study Preparatory School 1.1 mi 4 to 11 Primary
Girls
Wimbledon High School GDST 1.1 mi 4 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Willington School 1.4 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Selective
Westbury House School 1.8 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Marymount International School 1.8 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Girls
Rokeby School 1.9 mi 4 to 13 Primary
Boys
Liberty Woodland School 1.9 mi 4 to 16 All-through
Tennis Avenue School 1.9 mi 8 to 16 Secondary
Selective
Prospect House School 2.8 mi 3 to 11 Primary
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 55 state primary and 13 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for SW20 →

Checking a specific address

Distance from a school is measured to a front door, not to a district's centre. Put a postcode in and the report works out the real distance to each school, alongside flood risk, sold prices, crime and the rest.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in SW20?

16 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SW20, Merton, 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 SW20 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 SW20 selective?

5 of the 16 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 SW20?

6 of the 16 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.