How many private schools are there in Lewisham?

8 independent schools are registered in Lewisham with the Department for Education: 6 mainstream and 2 special schools.

Are there single-sex private schools in Lewisham?

Yes, 3 of the 8 are single-sex according to the register.

Which private schools in Lewisham take pupils to 18?

5 of them have a registered upper age of 18 or over. The table on this page shows each school's age range.

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Private schools in Lewisham

8 fee-paying schools are registered in Lewisham: 6 mainstream and 2 special. 3 are single-sex. 5 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.

8independent schools

6mainstream

2special schools

2,178pupils on roll, where reported

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Mainstream independent schools

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
Education-My Life Matters London, SE6 2SP	11 to 16	Mixed	Non-faith	20	67%
Heath House Preparatory School London, SE3 0TG	3 to 11	Mixed	Non-faith	105	52%
Marathon Science School London, SE8 5RQ	10 to 19	Boys	Non-faith	35	29%
St Dunstan's College LONDON, SE6 4TY	3 to 18	Mixed	Church of England	1,234	99%
Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST	4 to 19	Girls	Non-faith	716	88%
Urban Mission School LONDON, SE13 7FY	11 to 16	Mixed	Non-faith	14	78%

Independent special schools

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre London, SE13 6TJ	4 to 19	Mixed	Non-faith	45	100%
The Young Women's Hub Lewisham, SE6 1AU	11 to 19	Girls	Non-faith	9	43%

What this list is, and is not

Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Lewisham, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.

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