Which are THE best nearby London Private Schools 2024?

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How do I find the best 2024 London private Schools?

The Guardian, The Times and The Telegraph websites allow you to add filters to their published league tables. You can pull out those schools for which you are in the catchment area.

2024 Best private schools in London

1. St Paul’s Girls’ School, Hammersmith (1)
2. St Paul’s School, Barnes (3)
3. North London Collegiate School, Edgware (4)
4. City of London School for Girls, Barbican (5)
5. King’s College School (KCS), Wimbledon (7=)
6. Westminster School (9)
7. Godolphin and Latymer, Hammersmith (12)
8. Highgate School (14)
9. City of London School (15)
10. James Allen’s Girls’ School, Dulwich (16)
11. Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith (18)
12. Alleyn’s School, Dulwich (21)
13. South Hampstead High School GDST (23)
14. Wimbledon High School GDST (24)
15. University College Senior School, Hampstead (28)
16. Trinity School, Croydon (31=)
17. Hampton School (33)
18. Kingston Grammar School (37)
19. Eltham College (38=)
20. Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDST (40)

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How do I interpret the Top private Schools’ league tables?

The London independent school league table rankings are based on the latest exam results. These are usually the previous independent school year group’s…

GCSE exam results
A-Level exam results

ASK YOURSELF, which independent school best suits your child’s specific needs?

Our intro to London Prep Schools

Prep (Preparatory) schools are those that therefore cater for students up to the age of 13 to ‘prepare’ learners for school entrance to the public (expensive and exclusive schools for 13-18-year-olds) and independent secondary schools.

As each private school manages its own admission procedures, these, therefore, vary greatly. Most private schools are however academically selective and administer some kind of assessment.

For children, up to 7, a prep school would therefore usually ‘assess’ prospective students through an interview and a taster day at the school. There are however schools the make use of 7+ formal assessments.

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Prep Schools Entry

Prep (Preparatory) schools are those that cater for students up to the age of 13 to ‘prepare’ learners for school entrance to the public (expensive and exclusive schools for 13-18-year-olds) and independent secondary schools.

You can then find the Website and Admissions pages for these schools either through the below links or by going to our various pages like:

As each private school manages their own admission procedures, these vary greatly. Most private schools are however academically selective and administer some kind of assessment.

For children, up to 7, a prep school would usually ‘assess’ prospective students through an interview and a taster day at the school. There are however private school entry requirements for:

Private secondary school entrance tips

As each private school manages their own admission procedures, these vary greatly. Most private schools are however academically selective and even those that don’t, require an interview to see whether your child would fit into their particular school environment.

Academically selective schools assess their pupils either at 11+ or 13+. These may include Maths 11 plus, English 11 plus, verbal reasoning 11 plus, Non-verbal reasoning 11 plus and exams on various other subjects. The best would be to check the Admissions page of your preferred schools.

London Ofsted Reports for its private schools

What are Ofsted reports?

Well firstly these are something that you must check for each independent school of interest.
Each Ofsted report is an analysis of that school’s teachers’ professional competence
Plus, how well performance standards have been met across the independent school. There are three possible outcomes: under-achieving; achieving; or outstanding.

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London’s Top private Schools’ A-Level results

Welcome to our specialist info on London’s Top Independent Schools’ A-Level results.

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London’s Top Independent Schools’ A-Level results

The percentage of A Level entries with A / A* grades is the basis for our Table’s A-Level rankings.

Enjoy our Top 40 Independent Schools’ A-Level results!

Top 10 Independent Schools’ A-Level results 2020

	A / A* grades				Day Fees
1	89.88	St Paul’s Girls’ School	Day	Girls	24,891
2	88.92	Westminster School	Both	Co-ed (Boys Only 7-16)	29,709
3	84.73	St Paul’s School	Both	Boys	25,032
4	82.35	City of London School for Girls	Day	Girls	18,384
5	80.21	James Allen’s Girls’ School	Day	Girls	17,991
6	78.63	King’s College School – Wimbledon	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	21,600
7	76.17	Highgate School	Day	Co-ed	20,970
8	75.7	Alleyn’s School, Dulwich	Day	Co-ed	19,851
9	72.6	Godolphin & Latymer School	Day	Girls	21,615
10	71.75	Wimbledon High School	Day	Girls	18,810
11	70.39	Next 30 Independent Schools’ A-Levels University College School	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	20,328
12	70.05	South Hampstead High School	Day	Girls	18,654
13	69.05	Putney High School	Day	Girls	18,900
14	68.44	City of London School for Boys	Day	Boys	17,901
15	66.94	Latymer Upper School	Day	Co-ed	20,130
16	65.44	Notting Hill and Ealing High School	Day	Girls	18,561
17	63.37	Channing School	Day	Girls	19,410
18	63.19	Eltham College	Day	Boys (Co-ed 6th form)	17,775
19	62.62	Dulwich College	Both	Boys	20,448
20	56.07	Francis Holland School – Regent’s Park	Day	Girls	20,040
21	55.26	Queen’s Gate – Kensington	Day	Girls	20,550
22	54.76	St James Independent School For Senior Girls	Day	Girls	20,100
23	54.37	St Dunstan’s College	Day	Co-ed
24	52.27	Queen’s College – London	Day	Girls	19,125
26	49.23	The Harrodian School	Day	Co-ed	23,040
27	48.41	Forest School – London	Day	Co-ed	18,681
28	47.1	Brampton College	Day	Co-ed	19,935
29	46.59	Colfe’s School	Day	Co-ed	16,929
30	46.26	Ibstock Place School	Day	Co-ed	20,880
31	41.67	St Benedict’s School	Day	Co-ed	16,845
32	41.24	Albemarle Independent College	Day	Co-ed	21,000
33	41	Francis Holland School – Sloane Square	Day	Girls	20,910
34	39	The Arts Educational School	Day	Co-ed	16,830
35	38.58	Mill Hill School	Both	Co-ed	21,141
36	35.11	Streatham & Clapham School GDST	Day	Girls (Co-ed 3-5)	17,622
37	34.29	Mander Portman Woodward – London	Day	Co-ed	30,678
38	31.3	Blackheath High School	Day	Girls	16,494
39	30.5	Chelsea Independent College	Both	Co-ed	24,000
40	29.25	Sydenham High School GDST	Day	Girls	16,737

Best private schools uk 2024

1. St Paul’s Girls’ School, Hammersmith (1)
2. Guildford High School (5)
3. St Paul’s School, Barnes (2)
4. North London Collegiate School, Edgware (10)
5. City of London School for Girls, Barbican (14)
6. Tonbridge School (8)
7=. King’s College School (KCS), Wimbledon (3)
7=. Magdalen College School, Oxford (19)
9. Westminster School (7)
10. King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham (15)
11. Brighton College (9)
12. Godolphin and Latymer (4)
13. Cardiff Sixth Form College (16=)
14. Highgate School (21)
15. City of London School (11=)
16. James Allen’s Girls’ School (48)
17. Wycombe Abbey (11=)
17. Queen Ethelburga’s College (53)
18. Latymer Upper School (25)
19. Withington Girls’ School (28=)
20. Sevenoaks School (6)

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