Fee-paying schools in WC1N, Camden

44 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central WC1N, the nearest being Guildhouse School at 0.4 mi, 10 of them selective, 10 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
Guildhouse School	0.4 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
City Junior School	0.4 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
Jeannine Manuel School	0.5 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
The Gower School	0.7 mi		Primary
The Royal Ballet School	0.7 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Dallington School	0.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Charterhouse Square School	0.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Eifa International School	1.1 mi	2 to 14	All-through
Southbank International School Westminster	1.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
City of London School for Girls	1.1 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
St Paul's Cathedral School	1.2 mi	4 to 13	Primary Church of England
Queen's College, London	1.2 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
City of London School	1.2 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
Wetherby Senior School	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	1.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary
The Cavendish School	1.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
The Lyceum	1.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary
DLD College	1.6 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School	1.7 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Francis Holland School	1.7 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
Westminster School	1.8 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
Rosemary Works School	1.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary
London Scandinavian School	1.8 mi	2 to 11	Primary
ICS London	1.8 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Halcyon London International School	1.9 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Sylvia Young Theatre School	1.9 mi	10 to 16	Secondary
Connaught House School	2.0 mi	4 to 11	Primary Selective
London Christian School	2.0 mi	3 to 11	Primary Christian
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	2.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.1 mi	3 to 16	All-through
St Paul's Waldorf School	2.1 mi	3 to 14	All-through
Westminster Under School	2.2 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
Eaton Square Prep School	2.3 mi	2 to 13	Primary
Fine Arts College	2.4 mi	13 to 19	Secondary
La Petite Ecole Bilingue	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
More House School	2.5 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
The Children's House School	2.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Hill House School	2.5 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Eaton House School	2.5 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Knightsbridge School	2.6 mi	2 to 16	All-through
Francis Holland School	2.6 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Wildwood Nature School	2.7 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Garden House School	2.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Guildhouse School 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

WC1N also holds 118 state primary and 30 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for WC1N →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in WC1N?

44 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central WC1N, Camden, 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 WC1N 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 WC1N selective?

10 of the 44 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 WC1N?

10 of the 44 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.