Fee-paying schools in WC2R, Westminster

40 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central WC2R, the nearest being The Royal Ballet School at 0.3 mi, 8 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
The Royal Ballet School	0.3 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Guildhouse School	0.5 mi	15 to 24	Secondary
City Junior School	0.6 mi	7 to 11	Primary Selective
Jeannine Manuel School	0.7 mi	2 to 18	All-through Selective
DLD College	0.8 mi	13 to 21	Secondary
City of London School	0.8 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Boys
St Paul's Cathedral School	0.9 mi	4 to 13	Primary Church of England
Westminster School	1.0 mi	12 to 19	Secondary Church of England
Charterhouse Square School	1.0 mi	3 to 11	Primary
City of London School for Girls	1.1 mi	10 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective
Dallington School	1.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Eifa International School	1.3 mi	2 to 14	All-through
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth	1.3 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Queen's College, London	1.3 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
London Christian School	1.4 mi	3 to 11	Primary Christian
Southbank International School Westminster	1.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	1.4 mi	4 to 13	Primary Boys Selective Roman Catholic
The Gower School	1.4 mi		Primary
Wetherby Senior School	1.5 mi	11 to 18	Secondary Boys Selective
Westminster Under School	1.5 mi	4 to 14	All-through Selective Church of England
The Lyceum	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Eaton Square Prep School	1.7 mi	2 to 13	Primary
David Game College	1.8 mi	13 to 22	Secondary
OMG Education	1.9 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
ICS London	2.0 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Eaton House School	2.0 mi	2 to 8	Primary Boys
Francis Holland School	2.0 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Church of England
More House School	2.1 mi	9 to 18	Secondary Girls Selective Roman Catholic
Francis Holland School	2.1 mi	10 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Church of England
Hill House School	2.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary
Alleyns Regents Park Prep	2.1 mi	4 to 13	Primary
The Cavendish School	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary Girls Roman Catholic
Rosemary Works School	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary
Garden House School	2.3 mi	3 to 11	Primary
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School	2.4 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
London Scandinavian School	2.5 mi	2 to 11	Primary
Newton Preparatory School	2.7 mi	3 to 13	Primary
St Paul's Waldorf School	2.7 mi	3 to 14	All-through
Arco Academy	2.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary
College Francais Bilingue De Londres	2.9 mi	3 to 16	All-through

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like The Royal Ballet 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

WC2R also holds 114 state primary and 29 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for WC2R →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in WC2R?

40 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central WC2R, 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 WC2R 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 WC2R selective?

8 of the 40 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 WC2R?

10 of the 40 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.