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Fee-paying schools in W1H, Westminster

71 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
Sylvia Young Theatre School	0.1 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Halcyon London International School	0.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
ICS London	0.1 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Connaught House School	0.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Wetherby Senior School	0.5 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Francis Holland School	0.5 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Queen's College, London	0.6 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	0.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Southbank International School Westminster	0.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Eifa International School	0.7 mi	2 to 14	All-through
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	1.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Saint Christina's School	1.3 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Brighton College Prep Kensington	1.3 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
Kensington Park School	1.3 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
Arnold House School	1.3 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
Jeannine Manuel School	1.4 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
The American School in London	1.4 mi	4 to 18	All-through
More House School	1.4 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Hill House School	1.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Pembridge Hall School	1.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Knightsbridge School	1.5 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	1.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Wetherby School	1.5 mi	3 to 8	Primary Boys
Ashbourne College	1.6 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Eaton House School	1.6 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
The Cavendish School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
The Royal Ballet School	1.7 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Southbank International School Kensington	1.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	1.7 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Guildhouse School	1.7 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	1.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Thomas's Kensington	1.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Queen's Gate School	1.7 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	1.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Glendower Preparatory School	1.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Maida Vale School	1.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Selective
Francis Holland School	1.8 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran	1.8 mi	6 to 16	All-through
Mander Portman Woodward School	1.8 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
Eaton Square Prep School	1.9 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Trevor-Roberts School	1.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Sarum Hall School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Church of England
Garden House School	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
St Philip's School	1.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Hereward House School	1.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys
Fine Arts College	1.9 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Westminster School	2.0 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
The Hall School	2.0 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Church of England
Falkner House	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Broadhurst School	2.1 mi	2 to 5	Primary
Wetherby School, Kensington	2.1 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Collingham	2.1 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
South Hampstead High School GDST	2.1 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Westminster Under School	2.1 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
Francis Holland Preparatory School	2.2 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
North Bridge House Nursery & Pre-Prep Schools	2.2 mi	2 to 7	Primary
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.3 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Cameron Vale School	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Southbank International School Hampstead	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Christopher's School	2.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
St Mary's School, Hampstead	2.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
La Petite Ecole Bilingue	2.4 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
Maria Montessori School	2.4 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Hampstead Hill School	2.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
LSI Independent College	2.5 mi	15 to 19	Secondary
Devonshire House Preparatory School	2.6 mi	2 to 13	Primary
St Anthony's School for Boys	2.6 mi	2 to 13	Primary Boys Catholic
North Bridge House Senior School	2.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
University College School	2.6 mi	4 to 18	All-through
The Academy School	2.7 mi	6 to 14	All-through Selective
Newton Preparatory School	2.9 mi	3 to 13	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 95 state primary and 27 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for W1H →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in W1H?

71 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central W1H, 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 W1H 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 W1H selective?

18 of the 71 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 W1H?

23 of the 71 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.