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Fee-paying schools in W8, Kensington and Chelsea

72 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
Ashbourne College	0.2 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
Thomas's Kensington	0.3 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Southbank International School Kensington	0.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Wetherby School	0.7 mi	3 to 8	Primary Boys
Collingham	0.7 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
Pembridge Hall School	0.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Kensington Park School	0.7 mi	11 to 20	Secondary Selective
Wetherby School, Kensington	0.8 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Wetherby Pembridge	0.8 mi	11 to 15	Secondary
St Philip's School	0.8 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
SIAL	0.8 mi	2 to 14	All-through
St James Senior Girls' School	0.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
St James Preparatory School	0.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Norland Place School	0.8 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Queen's Gate School	0.8 mi	4 to 19	All-through Girls
Glendower Preparatory School	0.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary Girls Selective
Mander Portman Woodward School	0.9 mi	14 to 20	Secondary
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	0.9 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Falkner House	0.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Brighton College Prep Kensington	0.9 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective
The Stewart Bilingual School	1.0 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert	1.1 mi	2 to 11	Primary
St Paul's Girls' School	1.1 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Notting Hill Prep School	1.2 mi	4 to 14	All-through
The Fulham Prep School Ltd	1.2 mi	1 to 14	All-through
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls	1.2 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Chepstow House School	1.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
London Vocational Ballet School	1.3 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Cameron Vale School	1.4 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland Preparatory School	1.4 mi	4 to 12	Primary Girls
Knightsbridge School	1.4 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch	1.4 mi	3 to 19	All-through Selective
Hill House School	1.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary
More House School	1.5 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Bassett House School	1.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Kensington Wade	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire	1.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Godolphin and Latymer School	1.6 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls
La Petite Ecole Francaise	1.6 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Connaught House School	1.6 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
The Lloyd Williamson School Foundation	1.6 mi	11 to 17	Secondary Selective
Kensington Prep School GDST	1.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary Girls
Halcyon London International School	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.7 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Evergreen Primary School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Islam
Garden House School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Eaton House School	1.8 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School	1.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary Selective
Francis Holland School	1.9 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
ICS London	1.9 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep	1.9 mi	7 to 19	All-through Selective
Maida Vale School	2.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Selective
L'Ecole des Petits School	2.0 mi	2 to 6	Primary
Parsons Green Prep School	2.1 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
Thomas's Battersea	2.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary Selective
Bales College	2.1 mi	11 to 20	Secondary
The Swedish School	2.1 mi	2 to 19	All-through
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran	2.2 mi	6 to 16	All-through
L'Ecole de Battersea	2.2 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Francis Holland School	2.2 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Naima Jewish Preparatory School	2.3 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Arnold House School	2.4 mi	3 to 13	Primary Boys Selective
Thomas's Fulham	2.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary
The American School in London	2.4 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Thames Christian School	2.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Christian
Islamia School for Girls'	2.7 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Islam
Al-Sadiq School	2.7 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Saint Christina's School	2.7 mi	3 to 11	Primary Roman Catholic
Al-Zahra School	2.7 mi	8 to 16	Secondary Girls
Hurlingham School	2.7 mi	2 to 11	Primary
The Roche School	2.9 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Brondesbury College London	2.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective Islam

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 106 state primary and 30 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for W8 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in W8?

72 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central W8, Kensington and Chelsea, 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 W8 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 W8 selective?

18 of the 72 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 W8?

20 of the 72 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.