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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in W1A, Camden

37 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central W1A, the nearest being City Junior School at 0.3 mi, 8 of them selective, 8 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
City Junior School 0.3 mi 7 to 11 Primary
Selective
Dallington School 0.6 mi 3 to 11 Primary
The Gower School 0.6 mi Primary
Guildhouse School 0.6 mi 15 to 24 Secondary
Charterhouse Square School 0.7 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Jeannine Manuel School 0.8 mi 2 to 18 All-through
Selective
The Royal Ballet School 0.9 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
City of London School for Girls 0.9 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Girls
Selective
St Paul's Cathedral School 1.0 mi 4 to 13 Primary
Church of England
City of London School 1.1 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Boys
The Lyceum 1.3 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Eifa International School 1.4 mi 2 to 14 All-through
Southbank International School Westminster 1.4 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Rosemary Works School 1.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Queen's College, London 1.5 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Girls
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School 1.5 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
London Scandinavian School 1.6 mi 2 to 11 Primary
DLD College 1.6 mi 13 to 21 Secondary
Wetherby Senior School 1.7 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Alleyns Regents Park Prep 1.7 mi 4 to 13 Primary
OMG Education 1.7 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
The Cavendish School 1.7 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Girls
Roman Catholic
David Game College 1.8 mi 13 to 22 Secondary
The Complete Works 1.9 mi 5 to 25 All-through
London Christian School 1.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Christian
Westminster School 1.9 mi 12 to 19 Secondary
Church of England
St Paul's Waldorf School 1.9 mi 3 to 14 All-through
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth 1.9 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 2.2 mi 3 to 16 All-through
Westminster Cathedral Choir School 2.2 mi 4 to 13 Primary
Boys
Selective
Roman Catholic
The Children's House School 2.2 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Westminster Under School 2.4 mi 4 to 14 All-through
Selective
Church of England
Eaton Square Prep School 2.5 mi 2 to 13 Primary
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 2.6 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Selective
Eaton House School 2.7 mi 2 to 8 Primary
Boys
Wildwood Nature School 2.8 mi 4 to 11 Primary
Francis Holland School 2.8 mi 10 to 19 Secondary
Girls
Selective
Church of England
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like City Junior 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

W1A also holds 123 state primary and 35 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for W1A →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in W1A?

37 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central W1A, Camden, 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 W1A 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 W1A selective?

8 of the 37 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 W1A?

8 of the 37 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.