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Selective Schools in London

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Selective schools in London admit pupils based on academic ability, typically assessed through entrance exams taken in Year 5 or 6 for secondary entry. London has fewer grammar schools than areas like Kent or Buckinghamshire, but there are selective state schools and many academically selective independent schools. Selective schools are among the most oversubscribed in the capital. This page lists every school in London with a selective admissions policy, ranked by Ofsted score.
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SchoolBoroughPhaseOfstedFeesScore
The Academy School Camden All-through Outstanding £23,190/yr 100
Jamiatul Ummah School Tower Hamlets Secondary Outstanding £4,850/yr 100
Al-Khair School Croydon Secondary Good £5,808/yr 80
Lavender Lodge School Merton Primary Good £62,028/yr 80
Al Madina School for Girls Barking and Dagenham Secondary Good £5,184/yr 80
Tarbiyyah Primary School Hounslow Primary Good £3,700/yr 80
Darul Uloom London School Bromley Secondary Requires improvement £3,500/yr 40
St Christopher's School Camden Primary Independent school £26,379/yr –
St Margaret's School Camden All-through Independent school £23,847/yr –
Alleyn's School Southwark All-through Independent school £32,490/yr –
St Christopher's Prep School Brent Primary Independent school £12,822/yr –
St Benedict's School Ealing All-through Independent school £26,769/yr –
Orley Farm School Harrow Primary Independent school £20,919/yr –
Alpha Preparatory School Harrow Primary Independent school £18,654/yr –
St Martin's School Hillingdon Primary Independent school £21,699/yr –
Surbiton High School Kingston upon Thames All-through Independent school £25,855/yr –
Kingston Grammar School Kingston upon Thames Secondary Independent school £24,870/yr –
King's College School Merton All-through Independent school £34,212/yr –
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School Merton Primary Independent school £22,563/yr –
Twickenham Preparatory School Richmond upon Thames Primary Independent school £18,216/yr –
Brondesbury College London Brent Secondary Independent school £8,250/yr –
The Lloyd Williamson School Foundation Kensington and Chelsea Secondary Independent school £21,000/yr –
Parsons Green Prep School Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Independent school £24,960/yr –
Wetherby Senior School Westminster Secondary Independent school £35,160/yr –
Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Independent school £15,000/yr –
Kensington Wade Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Independent school £28,260/yr –
City Junior School Camden Primary Independent school £29,429/yr –
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School Barnet Secondary Outstanding – 100
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Bromley Secondary Outstanding – 100
The Sybil Elgar School Ealing All-through Outstanding – 100
Insights Independent School Ealing All-through Outstanding – 100
North West London Independent Special School Ealing All-through Outstanding – 100
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet Secondary Outstanding – 100
Bexley Grammar School Bexley Secondary Outstanding – 100
Newstead Wood School Bromley Secondary Outstanding – 100
The Tiffin Girls' School Kingston upon Thames Secondary Outstanding – 100
Wilson's School Sutton Secondary Outstanding – 100
Wallington High School for Girls Sutton Secondary Outstanding – 100
Wallington County Grammar School Sutton Secondary Outstanding – 100
Townley Grammar School Bexley Secondary Outstanding – 100
St Philip's School Kensington and Chelsea Primary Good – 80
The Latymer School Enfield Secondary Good – 80
Ilford County High School Redbridge Secondary Good – 80
Woodford County High School Redbridge Secondary Good – 80
Beis Soroh Schneirer Barnet Primary Good – 80
Beis Aharon School Hackney Primary Good – 80
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School Waltham Forest N/A Good – 80
Al-Mizan School Tower Hamlets Primary Good – 80
Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School Ealing Secondary Good – 80
Beths Grammar School Bexley Secondary Good – 80
Sutton Grammar School Sutton Secondary Good – 80
Nonsuch High School for Girls Sutton Secondary Good – 80
Tiffin School Kingston upon Thames Secondary Good – 80
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Bexley Secondary Good – 80
The Henrietta Barnett School Barnet Secondary Good – 80
The Young Women's Hub Lewisham Secondary Good – 80
Al-Khair School Preparatory School Croydon Primary Good – 80
Pardes House Grammar School Barnet Secondary Requires improvement – 40
Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo Barnet All-through Requires improvement – 40
Beis Trana Girls' School Hackney All-through Requires improvement – 40
Tiferes High School Barnet Secondary Requires improvement – 40
Vishnitz Girls School Hackney All-through Requires improvement – 40
Woodside School Westminster All-through Requires improvement – 40
City of London School for Girls City of London N/A Independent school – –
The Hall School Camden Primary Independent school – –
South Hampstead High School GDST Camden All-through Independent school – –
Blackheath Prep Greenwich Primary Independent school – –
Colfe's School Greenwich All-through Independent school – –
Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep Hammersmith and Fulham All-through Independent school – –
Glendower Preparatory School Kensington and Chelsea Primary Independent school – –
More House School Kensington and Chelsea N/A Independent school – –
St James Senior Girls' School Hammersmith and Fulham Secondary Independent school – –
Thomas's Battersea Wandsworth Primary Independent school – –
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch Kensington and Chelsea All-through Independent school – –
Kensington Park School Westminster Secondary Independent school – –
Brighton College Prep Kensington Westminster Primary Independent school – –
Alleyn's Oakfield Lambeth Primary Independent school – –
Streatham & Clapham High School GDST Lambeth All-through Independent school – –
St Dunstan's College Lewisham All-through Independent school – –
Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST Lewisham All-through Independent school – –
Dulwich Prep & Senior Southwark All-through Independent school – –
Willington School Merton Primary Independent school – –
Emanuel School Wandsworth N/A Independent school – –
Arnold House School Westminster Primary Independent school – –
Francis Holland School Westminster N/A Independent school – –
Connaught House School Westminster Primary Independent school – –
Westminster Under School Westminster All-through Independent school – –
Westminster Cathedral Choir School Westminster Primary Independent school – –
Fairley House School Westminster All-through Independent school – –
Centre Academy London Wandsworth Secondary Independent school – –
Mount House School Barnet Secondary Independent school – –
Holland House School Barnet Primary Independent school – –
Buckingham Preparatory School Harrow Primary Independent school – –
Babington House School Bromley All-through Independent school – –
Farringtons School Bromley All-through Independent school – –
St David's Prep Bromley Primary Independent school – –
Eltham College Bromley All-through Independent school – –
Royal Russell School Croydon All-through Independent school – –
St Augustine's Priory Ealing All-through Independent school – –
Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST Ealing All-through Independent school – –
Palmers Green High School Enfield All-through Independent school – –
St John's Preparatory and Senior School Enfield All-through Independent school – –
Channing School Haringey All-through Independent school – –
North London Collegiate School Harrow All-through Independent school – –
Northwood College for Girls GDST Hillingdon All-through Independent school – –
St Helen's School Hillingdon All-through Independent school – –
St John's School Hillingdon Primary Independent school – –
ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form Hounslow Secondary Independent school – –
Shrewsbury House School Kingston upon Thames All-through Independent school – –
Wimbledon High School GDST Merton All-through Independent school – –
Homefield Preparatory School Sutton All-through Independent school – –
Normanhurst School Waltham Forest All-through Independent school – –
Darul Hadis Latifiah Tower Hamlets Secondary Independent school – –
Bancroft's Preparatory School Redbridge Primary Independent school – –
Hampton Court House Richmond upon Thames All-through Independent school – –
North London Grammar School Barnet All-through Independent school – –
Wetherby Preparatory School Westminster N/A Independent school – –
Kestrel House School Haringey All-through Independent school – –
The Holmewood School Barnet All-through Independent school – –
Radnor House Richmond upon Thames Secondary Independent school – –
La Petite Ecole Bilingue Camden Primary Independent school – –
Jeannine Manuel School Camden All-through Independent school – –
Ivy House School Barnet Primary Independent school – –
Tennis Avenue School Kingston upon Thames N/A Independent school – –
Maida Vale School Westminster Secondary Independent school – –
Imperial Oak School Southwark Primary Independent school – –
Supreme Education AP Croydon Secondary Independent school – –