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Fee-paying schools in W1C, Westminster

69 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
Wetherby Senior School	0.2 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Queen's College, London	0.3 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
Eifa International School	0.4 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Southbank International School Westminster	0.5 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Halcyon London International School	0.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Connaught House School	0.6 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Sylvia Young Theatre School	0.6 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	0.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
ICS London	0.7 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Jeannine Manuel School	0.9 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
Francis Holland School	0.9 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
The Royal Ballet School	1.1 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Guildhouse School	1.2 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
More House School	1.3 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Hill House School	1.3 mi	4 to 13	Primary
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	1.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	1.3 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Knightsbridge School	1.4 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Brighton College Prep Kensington	1.4 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
Eaton House School	1.4 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Westminster School	1.4 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
Eaton Square Prep School	1.5 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	1.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary
City Junior School	1.6 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
Francis Holland School	1.6 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Saint Christina's School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Westminster Under School	1.7 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
DLD College	1.7 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
The Cavendish School	1.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Garden House School	1.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Kensington Park School	1.8 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	1.8 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Arnold House School	1.8 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
Queen's Gate School	1.9 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
The American School in London	1.9 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Glendower Preparatory School	1.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Ashbourne College	1.9 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Mander Portman Woodward School	1.9 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
The Gower School	2.0 mi		Primary
Thomas's Kensington	2.0 mi	4 to 11	Primary
St Philip's School	2.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Falkner House	2.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	2.1 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Wetherby School, Kensington	2.2 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Sarum Hall School	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Church of England
Fine Arts College	2.2 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	2.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Trevor-Roberts School	2.3 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Collingham	2.3 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Cameron Vale School	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Hereward House School	2.3 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys
The Hall School	2.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Church of England
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.4 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Broadhurst School	2.5 mi	2 to 5	Primary
South Hampstead High School GDST	2.5 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Newton Preparatory School	2.6 mi	3 to 13	Primary
La Petite Ecole Bilingue	2.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
North Bridge House Nursery & Pre-Prep Schools	2.7 mi	2 to 7	Primary
St Christopher's School	2.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Southbank International School Hampstead	2.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Mary's School, Hampstead	2.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Maria Montessori School	2.8 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Hampstead Hill School	2.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
LSI Independent College	2.9 mi	15 to 19	Secondary
Thomas's Battersea	3.0 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective
Devonshire House Preparatory School	3.0 mi	2 to 13	Primary
St Anthony's School for Boys	3.0 mi	2 to 13	Primary Boys Catholic
North Bridge House Senior School	3.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
L'Ecole de Battersea	3.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary

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 93 state primary and 27 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for W1C →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in W1C?

69 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central W1C, 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 W1C 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 W1C selective?

18 of the 69 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 W1C?

21 of the 69 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.