Fee-paying schools in W1K, Westminster

64 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central W1K, the nearest being London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth at 0.4 mi, 18 of them selective, 21 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
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	0.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Wetherby Senior School	0.5 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Connaught House School	0.6 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Queen's College, London	0.6 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
Halcyon London International School	0.6 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Sylvia Young Theatre School	0.7 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Eifa International School	0.7 mi	2 to 14	All-through
ICS London	0.8 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Southbank International School Westminster	0.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
More House School	1.0 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Hill House School	1.0 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Francis Holland School	1.0 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Jeannine Manuel School	1.1 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
Knightsbridge School	1.1 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	1.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Eaton House School	1.2 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Brighton College Prep Kensington	1.2 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
The Royal Ballet School	1.2 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Eaton Square Prep School	1.3 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Westminster School	1.3 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
Francis Holland School	1.3 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	1.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Guildhouse School	1.3 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
Garden House School	1.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Westminster Under School	1.5 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	1.5 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Queen's Gate School	1.6 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
Kensington Park School	1.7 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
DLD College	1.7 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Glendower Preparatory School	1.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Mander Portman Woodward School	1.7 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
City Junior School	1.7 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
Ashbourne College	1.7 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Thomas's Kensington	1.8 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	1.8 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Saint Christina's School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Pembridge Hall School	1.8 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
St Philip's School	1.8 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Falkner House	1.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	1.9 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Arnold House School	1.9 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
The Cavendish School	2.0 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Wetherby School, Kensington	2.0 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
The American School in London	2.0 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Cameron Vale School	2.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Collingham	2.1 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
The Gower School	2.2 mi		Primary
Newton Preparatory School	2.3 mi	3 to 13	Primary
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Sarum Hall School	2.4 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Church of England
Fine Arts College	2.5 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Trevor-Roberts School	2.5 mi	4 to 13	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
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.7 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Broadhurst School	2.7 mi	2 to 5	Primary
South Hampstead High School GDST	2.7 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Thomas's Battersea	2.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective
L'Ecole de Battersea	2.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
North Bridge House Nursery & Pre-Prep Schools	2.8 mi	2 to 7	Primary
La Petite Ecole Bilingue	2.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
St Christopher's School	2.9 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Southbank International School Hampstead	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Mary's School, Hampstead	3.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth 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

W1K also holds 94 state primary and 26 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for W1K →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in W1K?

64 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central W1K, 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 W1K 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 W1K selective?

18 of the 64 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 W1K?

21 of the 64 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.