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Fee-paying schools in W10, Kensington and Chelsea

65 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
La Petite Ecole Francaise	0.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Bassett House School	0.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch	0.4 mi	3 to 19	All-through Selective
Bales College	0.4 mi	11 to 20	Secondary
Chepstow House School	0.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Lloyd Williamson School Foundation	0.5 mi	11 to 17	Secondary Selective
Notting Hill Prep School	0.5 mi	4 to 14	All-through
The Stewart Bilingual School	0.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Maida Vale School	0.9 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Selective
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran	1.1 mi	6 to 16	All-through
Southbank International School Kensington	1.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Al-Sadiq School	1.2 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Norland Place School	1.2 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Al-Zahra School	1.2 mi	8 to 16	Secondary Girls
Islamia School for Girls'	1.2 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Islam
SIAL	1.2 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Wetherby School	1.2 mi	3 to 8	Primary Boys
London Vocational Ballet School	1.2 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Pembridge Hall School	1.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Brondesbury College London	1.3 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective Islam
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	1.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Kensington Park School	1.4 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	1.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Maple Walk School	1.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Ashbourne College	1.8 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Wetherby Pembridge	1.8 mi	11 to 15	Secondary
Arnold House School	1.9 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
The American School in London	1.9 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert	1.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls	1.9 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
St Paul's Girls' School	1.9 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
St James Senior Girls' School	2.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
St James Preparatory School	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Godolphin and Latymer School	2.0 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls
The Mulberry House School	2.0 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Thomas's Kensington	2.1 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Broadhurst School	2.1 mi	2 to 5	Primary
Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School	2.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary Selective
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School	2.2 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep	2.3 mi	7 to 19	All-through Selective
South Hampstead High School GDST	2.3 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
North Bridge House Nursery & Pre-Prep Schools	2.4 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Southbank International School Hampstead	2.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form	2.4 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Selective
Collingham	2.4 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Orchard House School	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Wetherby School, Kensington	2.5 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
St Philip's School	2.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Queen's Gate School	2.5 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
The Fulham Prep School Ltd	2.5 mi	1 to 14	All-through
Kensington Wade	2.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	2.6 mi	2 to 19	All-through
St Mary's School, Hampstead	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Glendower Preparatory School	2.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
St Paul's School	2.6 mi	7 to 18	All-through Boys Church of England
University College School	2.6 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Mander Portman Woodward School	2.6 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
St Margaret's School	2.6 mi	4 to 16	All-through Girls Selective
Falkner House	2.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Devonshire House Preparatory School	2.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary
The Swedish School	2.7 mi	2 to 19	All-through
LSI Independent College	2.7 mi	15 to 19	Secondary
St Anthony's School for Boys	2.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary Boys Catholic
North Bridge House Senior School	2.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
The Academy School	2.9 mi	6 to 14	All-through 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 113 state primary and 25 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for W10 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in W10?

65 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central W10, 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 W10 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 W10 selective?

16 of the 65 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 W10?

19 of the 65 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.