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Fee-paying schools in SW5, Kensington and Chelsea

74 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
Collingham	0.1 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Wetherby School, Kensington	0.2 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
St Philip's School	0.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Falkner House	0.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Thomas's Kensington	0.5 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Mander Portman Woodward School	0.6 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
Glendower Preparatory School	0.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Queen's Gate School	0.6 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	0.7 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Ashbourne College	0.8 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
St James Senior Girls' School	0.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
St James Preparatory School	0.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Cameron Vale School	0.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Fulham Prep School Ltd	0.9 mi	1 to 14	All-through
Wetherby Pembridge	0.9 mi	11 to 15	Secondary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	0.9 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Brighton College Prep Kensington	1.0 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
Kensington Prep School GDST	1.1 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Evergreen Primary School	1.1 mi	3 to 11	Primary Islam
Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert	1.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Paul's Girls' School	1.2 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Knightsbridge School	1.3 mi	2 to 16	All-through
SIAL	1.3 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Norland Place School	1.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Kensington Wade	1.3 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls	1.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
L'Ecole des Petits School	1.4 mi	2 to 6	Primary
Southbank International School Kensington	1.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Kensington Park School	1.4 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
Wetherby School	1.4 mi	3 to 8	Primary Boys
Pembridge Hall School	1.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Hill House School	1.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Thomas's Battersea	1.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective
More House School	1.4 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Garden House School	1.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Parsons Green Prep School	1.5 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
L'Ecole de Battersea	1.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Stewart Bilingual School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Eaton House School	1.6 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Francis Holland School	1.6 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
The Godolphin and Latymer School	1.7 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls
Thomas's Fulham	1.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary
London Vocational Ballet School	1.7 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School	1.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary Selective
Notting Hill Prep School	1.9 mi	4 to 14	All-through
Chepstow House School	1.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Connaught House School	2.0 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Thames Christian School	2.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Christian
Halcyon London International School	2.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Hurlingham School	2.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch	2.1 mi	3 to 19	All-through Selective
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	2.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Bassett House School	2.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Sylvia Young Theatre School	2.2 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
The Lloyd Williamson School Foundation	2.2 mi	11 to 17	Secondary Selective
La Petite Ecole Francaise	2.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Roche School	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
ICS London	2.3 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Wetherby Senior School	2.5 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Emanuel School	2.6 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Selective Christian
Merlin School	2.6 mi	3 to 8	Primary
Wandsworth Preparatory School	2.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Dolphin School (Incorporating Noahs Ark Nursery Schools)	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Christian
Parkgate House School	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Maida Vale School	2.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Selective
Francis Holland School	2.7 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Putney High School GDST	2.7 mi	4 to 18	All-through Girls
Eaton House the Manor School	2.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Bales College	2.7 mi	11 to 20	Secondary
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran	2.8 mi	6 to 16	All-through
Thomas's Clapham	2.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	3.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Broomwood Prep - Boys	3.0 mi	7 to 13	Primary Boys Christian
Arnold House School	3.0 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys 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 101 state primary and 27 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for SW5 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in SW5?

74 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central SW5, 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 SW5 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 SW5 selective?

18 of the 74 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 SW5?

20 of the 74 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.