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Fee-paying schools in W1B, Westminster

62 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
Queen's College, London	0.4 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
Eifa International School	0.4 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Wetherby Senior School	0.5 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Jeannine Manuel School	0.6 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
Southbank International School Westminster	0.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	0.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
The Royal Ballet School	0.8 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Guildhouse School	0.8 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
Halcyon London International School	0.9 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Connaught House School	0.9 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.0 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
ICS London	1.0 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Francis Holland School	1.1 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Westminster School	1.2 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
City Junior School	1.2 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	1.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
More House School	1.4 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
DLD College	1.4 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Hill House School	1.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Eaton Square Prep School	1.5 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Eaton House School	1.5 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Knightsbridge School	1.5 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	1.6 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Westminster Under School	1.6 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	1.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland School	1.7 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Brighton College Prep Kensington	1.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
The Gower School	1.7 mi		Primary
The Cavendish School	1.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
City of London School	1.8 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
Saint Christina's School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Garden House School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Charterhouse Square School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Dallington School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	2.0 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Arnold House School	2.1 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
Queen's Gate School	2.1 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
The American School in London	2.1 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Glendower Preparatory School	2.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Mander Portman Woodward School	2.2 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	2.3 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
St Philip's School	2.3 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Falkner House	2.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Fine Arts College	2.4 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Sarum Hall School	2.4 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Church of England
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.4 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Trevor-Roberts School	2.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Cameron Vale School	2.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Hereward House School	2.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys
The Hall School	2.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Church of England
Newton Preparatory School	2.6 mi	3 to 13	Primary
La Petite Ecole Bilingue	2.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
South Hampstead High School GDST	2.7 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Broadhurst School	2.7 mi	2 to 5	Primary
London Scandinavian School	2.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School	2.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
St Christopher's School	2.8 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
North Bridge House Nursery & Pre-Prep Schools	2.9 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Southbank International School Hampstead	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Mary's School, Hampstead	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Hampstead Hill School	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Maria Montessori School	2.9 mi	3 to 16	All-through

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 W1B →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in W1B?

62 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central W1B, Westminster, 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 W1B 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 W1B selective?

16 of the 62 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 W1B?

20 of the 62 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.