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Fee-paying schools in W2, Westminster

93 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
Kensington Park School	0.3 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
Pembridge Hall School	0.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Wetherby School	0.5 mi	3 to 8	Primary Boys
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	0.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Southbank International School Kensington	0.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Ashbourne College	0.9 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Connaught House School	1.0 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Chepstow House School	1.0 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.0 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Notting Hill Prep School	1.0 mi	4 to 14	All-through
Halcyon London International School	1.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch	1.1 mi	3 to 19	All-through Selective
ICS London	1.1 mi	3 to 19	All-through
The Stewart Bilingual School	1.1 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Maida Vale School	1.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Selective
Thomas's Kensington	1.2 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Brighton College Prep Kensington	1.2 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
Francis Holland School	1.3 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran	1.3 mi	6 to 16	All-through
SIAL	1.3 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Norland Place School	1.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	1.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Arnold House School	1.3 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
La Petite Ecole Francaise	1.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The American School in London	1.4 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Bassett House School	1.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	1.4 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Queen's Gate School	1.5 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
Glendower Preparatory School	1.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Wetherby Senior School	1.5 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Mander Portman Woodward School	1.5 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
St Philip's School	1.6 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
Bales College	1.6 mi	11 to 20	Secondary
The Lloyd Williamson School Foundation	1.6 mi	11 to 17	Secondary Selective
Collingham	1.6 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Knightsbridge School	1.6 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Wetherby School, Kensington	1.6 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Hill House School	1.7 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Queen's College, London	1.7 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
More House School	1.7 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Falkner House	1.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Saint Christina's School	1.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Wetherby Pembridge	1.7 mi	11 to 15	Secondary
Southbank International School Westminster	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
St James Senior Girls' School	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
St James Preparatory School	1.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Eifa International School	1.8 mi	2 to 14	All-through
London Vocational Ballet School	1.8 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	1.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Islamia School for Girls'	1.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Islam
Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert	1.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Eaton House School	2.0 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Al-Sadiq School	2.0 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Al-Zahra School	2.0 mi	8 to 16	Secondary Girls
St Paul's Girls' School	2.0 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Broadhurst School	2.0 mi	2 to 5	Primary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	2.0 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls	2.1 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Trevor-Roberts School	2.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Cameron Vale School	2.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Garden House School	2.1 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland School	2.1 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Hereward House School	2.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys
South Hampstead High School GDST	2.2 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
The Hall School	2.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Church of England
Brondesbury College London	2.2 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective Islam
Sarum Hall School	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Church of England
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	2.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary
The Fulham Prep School Ltd	2.3 mi	1 to 14	All-through
North Bridge House Nursery & Pre-Prep Schools	2.3 mi	2 to 7	Primary
Fine Arts College	2.3 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Southbank International School Hampstead	2.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Cavendish School	2.4 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Eaton Square Prep School	2.4 mi	2 to 13	Primary
St Mary's School, Hampstead	2.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Kensington Wade	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
St Christopher's School	2.5 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Maria Montessori School	2.6 mi	3 to 16	All-through
LSI Independent College	2.6 mi	15 to 19	Secondary
University College School	2.6 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Devonshire House Preparatory School	2.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary
The Mulberry House School	2.7 mi	2 to 7	Primary
St Anthony's School for Boys	2.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary Boys Catholic
Hampstead Hill School	2.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Kensington Prep School GDST	2.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
North Bridge House Senior School	2.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Evergreen Primary School	2.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Islam
The Academy School	2.8 mi	6 to 14	All-through Selective
Thomas's Battersea	2.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.9 mi	3 to 16	All-through
La Petite Ecole Bilingue	2.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
St Margaret's School	2.9 mi	4 to 16	All-through Girls Selective
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 102 state primary and 26 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for W2 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in W2?

93 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central W2, 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 W2 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 W2 selective?

22 of the 93 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 W2?

30 of the 93 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.