Fee-paying schools in SW3, Kensington and Chelsea

66 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central SW3, the nearest being Francis Holland Preparatory School at 0.3 mi, 16 of them selective, 17 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
Francis Holland Preparatory School	0.3 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Garden House School	0.3 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Cameron Vale School	0.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Knightsbridge School	0.5 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Francis Holland School	0.5 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Eaton House School	0.6 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Hill House School	0.6 mi	4 to 13	Primary
More House School	0.6 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	0.6 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Mander Portman Woodward School	0.6 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
Queen's Gate School	0.6 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
Glendower Preparatory School	0.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Falkner House	0.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Philip's School	0.8 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Brighton College Prep Kensington	0.8 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
Wetherby School, Kensington	0.9 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Collingham	1.0 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Eaton Square Prep School	1.0 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Thomas's Battersea	1.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective
L'Ecole de Battersea	1.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Thomas's Kensington	1.1 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	1.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Newton Preparatory School	1.2 mi	3 to 13	Primary
Ashbourne College	1.4 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Westminster Under School	1.4 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
L'Ecole des Petits School	1.6 mi	2 to 6	Primary
Connaught House School	1.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Thames Christian School	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Christian
Westminster School	1.7 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
Kensington Prep School GDST	1.8 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Evergreen Primary School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Islam
Halcyon London International School	1.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Kensington Park School	1.8 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
St James Senior Girls' School	1.9 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
St James Preparatory School	1.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.9 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Pembridge Hall School	1.9 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Thomas's Fulham	1.9 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Wetherby School	2.0 mi	3 to 8	Primary Boys
Parkgate House School	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Eaton House the Manor School	2.0 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Southbank International School Kensington	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Wetherby Senior School	2.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
ICS London	2.1 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Parsons Green Prep School	2.1 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Queen's College, London	2.2 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
Dolphin School (Incorporating Noahs Ark Nursery Schools)	2.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary Christian
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Emanuel School	2.3 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Selective Christian
Eifa International School	2.3 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Southbank International School Westminster	2.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Thomas's Clapham	2.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Francis Holland School	2.4 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
The Royal Ballet School	2.5 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
The Roche School	2.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Jeannine Manuel School	2.5 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
Wandsworth Preparatory School	2.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Broomwood Prep - Boys	2.6 mi	7 to 13	Primary Boys Christian
Hurlingham School	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Notting Hill Prep School	2.6 mi	4 to 14	All-through
London Park School Clapham	2.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
Chepstow House School	2.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Guildhouse School	2.7 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls	2.7 mi	3 to 13	Primary Christian
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch	2.8 mi	3 to 19	All-through Selective

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Francis Holland Preparatory 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

SW3 also holds 88 state primary and 21 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for SW3 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SW3?

66 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SW3, Kensington and Chelsea, 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 SW3 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 SW3 selective?

16 of the 66 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 SW3?

17 of the 66 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.