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Private Schools in London
There are 274 independent (private) schools in London. Compare fees, ISI and Ofsted inspection ratings, boarding options and entry requirements side by side.
274 private schools in London
Ashbourne College
London · Senior · Mixed
Azhar Academy Girls School
London · All-through · Mixed
College Francais Bilingue De Londres
London · All-through · Mixed
Date Palm Primary
London · Prep · Mixed
Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert
London · Prep · Mixed
Hill House School
London · Independent · Mixed
Jamiatul Ummah School
London · Senior · Boys
L'Ecole de Battersea
London · Prep · Mixed
L'Ecole des Petits School
London · Prep · Mixed
Merlin School
London · Prep · Mixed
Norwegian School in London
London · All-through · Mixed
Parkgate House School
London · Prep · Mixed
The Academy School
London · Independent · Mixed
The Swedish School
London · All-through · Mixed
WENTWORTH COLLEGE
London · Senior · Mixed
Al-Falah Primary School
London · Prep · Mixed
Al-Mizan School
London · Prep · Mixed
Al Risalah Boys' School
London · Senior · Boys
Al Risalah Secondary School
London · Senior · Girls
Alternative Centre of Education
London · All-through · Mixed
Ateres Beis Yaakov
London · Prep · Girls
Beis Aharon School
London · Independent · Boys
Beis Yaakov Girls School
London · Prep · Girls
Bnos Beis Yaakov Primary School
London · Prep · Girls
Finchley and Acton Yochien School
London · Prep · Mixed
Focus 1st Academy
London · Senior · Mixed
Footsteps Trust
London · Senior · Mixed
Greek Secondary School of London
London · Senior · Mixed
Hyland House School
London · Prep · Mixed
International School of London
London · All-through · Mixed
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
London · All-through · Boys
London East Academy
London · Senior · Boys
London Islamic School
London · Senior · Boys
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
London · All-through · Mixed
Madani Secondary Girls' School
London · Senior · Girls
Maria Montessori School
London · All-through · Mixed
Noor Ul Islam Primary School
London · Prep · Mixed
St Philip's School
London · Independent · Boys
StreetVibes Media Academy
London · Senior · Mixed
Talmud Torah London
London · Independent · Boys
Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust
London · Senior · Boys
Tayyibah Girls' School
London · All-through · Girls
The Harrodian School
London · All-through · Mixed
The Japanese School
London · Independent · Mixed
The Norwegian Kindergarten In London
London · Prep · Mixed
Urban Mission School
LONDON · Senior · Mixed
Yesodey Hatorah Girls School
London · Prep · Girls
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School
London · All-through · Girls
Beis Malka Girls' School
LONDON · All-through · Girls
Beis Ruchel D'Satmar London
London · Prep · Girls
Beis Trana Girls' School
London · All-through · Girls
Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls
London · Senior · Girls
Bnos Zion of Bobov
London · All-through · Girls
Buttercup Primary School
London · Prep · Mixed
Marathon Science School
London · All-through · Boys
Shiras Devorah High School
LONDON · Senior · Girls
Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School
London · Prep · Boys
Tiferes High School
London · Senior · Girls
Torah Vodaas
London · Prep · Boys
Yesodey Hatorah School
London · All-through · Boys
T T T Y Y School
London · Independent · Boys
Alleyns Hampstead Nursery and Junior School
London · Prep · Mixed
Alleyn's Oakfield
London · Prep · Mixed
Alleyn's Regent's Park
London · Prep · Mixed
Alleyn's School
London · All-through · Mixed
Al-Sadiq School
London · All-through · Mixed
Annemount School
London · Prep · Mixed
Arco Academy
London · Senior · Mixed
Arden House
London · Senior · Mixed
Arnold House School
London · Independent · Boys
ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form
London · Senior · Mixed
Avenue House School
London · Prep · Mixed
Aya College (Educational Provision)
London · All-through · Mixed
Bales College
London · Senior · Mixed
Bassett House School
London · Prep · Mixed
Beis Medrash Elyon
London · Senior · Boys
Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School
London · All-through · Mixed
Blackheath Prep
London · Prep · Mixed
Bnei Zion Community School
London · Prep · Boys
Bnois Jerusalem Girls School
London · All-through · Girls
Bobov Primary Boys School
London · Independent · Boys
Brampton College
London · Senior · Mixed
Broadhurst School
London · Prep · Mixed
Brondesbury College London
London · Senior · Boys
Broomwood Prep - Boys
London · Independent · Boys
Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls
London · Independent · Mixed
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls
London · Prep · Girls
Cameron Vale School
London · Prep · Mixed
Charterhouse Square School
London · Prep · Mixed
Chepstow House School
London · Prep · Mixed
City of London School
London · All-through · Boys
City of London School for Girls
London · All-through · Girls
Clockhouse Primary School
London · Prep · Boys
Colfe's School
London · All-through · Mixed
Collingham
London · Senior · Mixed
Daffodil Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
Darul Hadis Latifiah
London · Senior · Boys
David Game College
London · Senior · Mixed
Devonshire House Preparatory School
London · Independent · Mixed
DLD College
London · Senior · Mixed
Dolphin School (Incorporating Noahs Ark Nursery Schools)
London · Prep · Mixed
Donhead Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
Dulwich College
London · All-through · Mixed
Dulwich Prep & Senior
London · All-through · Boys
Durston House School
London · Independent · Mixed
Dwight School London
London · All-through · Mixed
Ealing Independent College
London · Senior · Mixed
Eaton House School
London · Prep · Boys
Eaton House the Manor School
London · Independent · Mixed
Eaton Square Prep School
London · Independent · Mixed
Eden Park Academy
London · All-through · Mixed
Education-My Life Matters
London · Senior · Mixed
Eifa International School
London · Independent · Mixed
Eltham College
London · All-through · Mixed
Emanuel School
London · All-through · Mixed
Eveline Day School
London · Prep · Mixed
Falkner House
London · Prep · Mixed
Faraday School
London · Prep · Mixed
Fidelis College
London · All-through · Mixed
Finton House School
London · Prep · Mixed
Forest School
London · All-through · Mixed
Francis Holland Preparatory School
London · Independent · Girls
Francis Holland School
London · All-through · Girls
Francis Holland School
London · All-through · Girls
Garden House School
London · Prep · Mixed
Gatehouse School
London · Prep · Mixed
Glendower Preparatory School
London · Prep · Girls
Goodwyn School
London · Prep · Mixed
Grange Park Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
Grangewood Independent School
London · Prep · Mixed
Greek Primary School of London
London · Prep · Mixed
Greenwich Waldorf School
London · All-through · Mixed
Guildhouse School
London · Senior · Mixed
Hafs Academy
London · All-through · Boys
Halcyon London International School
London · Senior · Mixed
Hampstead Fine Arts College
London · Senior · Mixed
Hampstead Hill School
London · Prep · Mixed
Heathfield House School
London · Prep · Mixed
Heath House Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
Hereward House School
London · Independent · Boys
Herne Hill School
London · Prep · Mixed
Hornsby House School
London · Prep · Mixed
Hurlingham School
London · Prep · Mixed
Ibstock Place School
London · All-through · Mixed
ICS London
London · All-through · Mixed
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch
London · All-through · Mixed
Islamia School for Girls'
London · Senior · Girls
Ivy House School
London · Prep · Mixed
James Allen's Girls' School
London · All-through · Girls
Jeannine Manuel School
London · All-through · Mixed
Keble Preparatory School
London · Independent · Mixed
Kensington Park School
London · Senior · Mixed
Kensington Prep School GDST
London · Prep · Girls
Kensington Wade
London · Prep · Mixed
Kerem School
London · Prep · Mixed
Kew House
London · Senior · Mixed
King's College School
London · All-through · Boys
Knightsbridge School
London · All-through · Mixed
La Chouette School
London · Prep · Mixed
La Petite Ecole Bilingue
London · Prep · Mixed
La Petite Ecole Francaise
London · Prep · Mixed
Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep
London · All-through · Mixed
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire
London · Prep · Mixed
Liberty Woodland School
London · All-through · Mixed
London Christian School
London · Prep · Mixed
London Park School Clapham
London · Senior · Mixed
London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth
London · Senior · Mixed
London Vocational Ballet School
London · All-through · Mixed
Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London
London · Senior · Boys
Lycee International de Londres
London · All-through · Mixed
Madaniyah Foundation
London · Prep · Mixed
Maida Vale School
London · Senior · Mixed
Mander Portman Woodward School
LONDON · Senior · Mixed
Maple Walk School
London · Prep · Mixed
Mazahirul Uloom London School
London · Senior · Boys
Mill Hill Schools
London · All-through · Mixed
Naima Jewish Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
New Level Academy
London · Senior · Mixed
Newton Preparatory School
London · Independent · Mixed
Norland Place School
London · Prep · Mixed
Normanhurst School
London · All-through · Mixed
North London Grammar School
London · All-through · Mixed
Notting Hill Prep School
London · Independent · Mixed
OMG Education
London · Senior · Mixed
Orchard House School
London · Prep · Mixed
Palmers Green High School
London · All-through · Girls
Pardes House Grammar School
London · Senior · Boys
Parsons Green Prep School
London · Prep · Mixed
Pembridge Hall School
London · Prep · Girls
Peninim
London · Prep · Girls
Prospect House School
London · Prep · Mixed
Putney High School GDST
London · All-through · Girls
Queen's College, London
London · All-through · Girls
Queen's Gate School
London · All-through · Girls
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School
London · All-through · Mixed
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
Riverston School
London · All-through · Mixed
Rosemary Works School
London · Prep · Mixed
Rosemead Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
Saint Christina's School
London · Prep · Mixed
Sarum Hall School
London · Prep · Girls
SIAL
London · Independent · Mixed
Snaresbrook Prep School
London · Prep · Mixed
Southbank International School Hampstead
London · Prep · Mixed
Southbank International School Kensington
London · Prep · Mixed
Southbank International School Westminster
London · Senior · Mixed
South Hampstead High School GDST
London · All-through · Girls
St Anthony's School for Boys
London · Independent · Boys
St Augustine's Priory
London · All-through · Girls
St Christopher's School
London · Prep · Girls
St Dunstan's College
LONDON · All-through · Mixed
St James Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
St James Senior Girls' School
London · Senior · Girls
St Margaret's School
London · All-through · Girls
St Mary's School, Hampstead
London · Prep · Girls
St Olave's Prep School
London · Prep · Mixed
St Paul's Cathedral School
London · Independent · Mixed
St Paul's Girls' School
London · All-through · Girls
St Paul's School
London · All-through · Boys
St Paul's Waldorf School
London · Independent · Mixed
Sussex House School
London · Independent · Boys
Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School
London · Independent · Boys
Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo
London · Independent · Boys
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev
London · Independent · Boys
Thames Christian School
London · Senior · Mixed
The American School in London
London · All-through · Mixed
The Cavendish School
London · Prep · Girls
The Children's House School
London · Prep · Mixed
The Fountain Christian School
London · Prep · Mixed
The Fulham Prep School Ltd
London · Independent · Mixed
The Godolphin and Latymer School
London · All-through · Girls
The Gower School
London · Prep · Mixed
The Hall School
London · Independent · Boys
The King Alfred School
London · All-through · Mixed
The London Mechina
London · Senior · Boys
The Lyceum
London · Prep · Mixed
The Mulberry House School
London · Prep · Mixed
The Pointer School
London · Prep · Mixed
The Roche School
London · Prep · Mixed
The Rowans School
London · Prep · Mixed
The Royal Ballet School
London · Senior · Mixed
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran
London · All-through · Mixed
The Stewart Bilingual School
London · Prep · Mixed
The St Michael Steiner School
London · All-through · Mixed
The Study Preparatory School
London · Prep · Girls
The Villa
London · Prep · Mixed
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten
London · Prep · Mixed
Thomas's Battersea
London · Independent · Mixed
Thomas's Clapham
London · Independent · Mixed
Thomas's Fulham
London · Prep · Mixed
Thomas's Kensington
London · Prep · Mixed
Thrive Independent School
London · Senior · Mixed
Tower House School
London · Independent · Boys
Trevor-Roberts School
London · Independent · Mixed
TTD Gur School
London · Prep · Boys
University College School
London · All-through · Mixed
Vita Et Pax School
London · Prep · Mixed
Wandsworth Preparatory School
London · Prep · Mixed
Westminster Abbey Choir School
London · Independent · Boys
Westminster Cathedral Choir School
London · Independent · Boys
Westminster School
London · Senior · Mixed
Wetherby Pembridge
London · Senior · Mixed
Wetherby Preparatory School
London · Independent · Mixed
Wetherby School
London · Prep · Boys
Wetherby School, Kensington
London · Prep · Boys
Wetherby Senior School
London · Senior · Boys
Wildwood Nature School
London · Prep · Mixed
Willington School
London · Prep · Mixed
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School
London · Prep · Boys
Wimbledon High School GDST
London · All-through · Girls
Wiznitz Cheder School
London · Prep · Boys
Yeshuos Moshe School
London · Prep · Boys
Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain, London Welsh School
London · Prep · Mixed
Zakariya Primary School
London · Prep · Mixed
About private schools in London
Private (independent) schools in London charge fees and set their own admissions criteria, curriculum and term dates. They are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) or Ofsted rather than following the state framework, and many offer smaller class sizes, specialist facilities and a broad co-curricular programme. Fees vary by age group and by whether the school offers day or boarding places, so request an up-to-date fee schedule directly from each school - and factor in that since January 2025 school fees are subject to VAT, which has affected headline prices across the sector.
When comparing independent schools in London, consider the key entry points - commonly at 4, 7, 11 and 13 - and what each school requires at assessment, whether that is an 11-plus entrance exam, 13-plus common entrance or the school's own test. Bursaries and scholarships in areas such as academic achievement, music and sport can reduce fees significantly, so ask each school for its current financial support policy and application deadlines. ISI inspection reports, GCSE and A-level results and the destinations of leavers give a fuller picture of a school than fees alone.
Choosing a school in London
Whether or not London has schools of a particular type, the same fundamentals help you compare your options. Ofsted judgements - Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement or Inadequate - summarise the quality of education, behaviour, personal development and leadership. A rating is a useful starting point, but bear in mind that some schools have not been inspected for several years and that a single word cannot capture everything about a school.
For secondary schools, Progress 8 is often more revealing than raw results. It measures how much pupils improve between the end of primary school and their GCSEs, so a school serving a less advantaged community can still post strong progress. Attainment 8 shows average achievement across eight GCSEs, and the percentage of pupils reaching grade 5 or above in English and maths is a useful benchmark. For 16-18 study, look at A-Level and applied-course results and where students go next.
Beyond the data, look at how places are allocated when a school is oversubscribed and whether your address is likely to secure one, the range of subjects and activities on offer, the sixth-form provision if you are planning ahead, and travel and transport. Above all, visit. An open day tells you more about a school's atmosphere, pastoral care and whether it will suit your child than any league table can.
Frequently asked questions
How many private schools are there in London?
There are 274 private schools in London listed on School Signal, of which 47 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
Which private school in London has the best Ofsted rating?
Ashbourne College is among the highest rated private schools in London, judged Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection.
How much do private schools in London cost?
Fees vary by school, age group and whether the place is day or boarding, and since January 2025 independent school fees are subject to VAT. Our private school fees page for London lists each school's published fees, with the academic year and whether VAT is included. Many schools in London offer means-tested bursaries and merit-based scholarships in areas such as academics, music and sport, which can reduce costs significantly. Ask each school for its current fee schedule and financial support information as early as possible in your search.