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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School	Borough	Phase	Ofsted	Score
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	N/A	Outstanding	100
The Academy School	Camden	N/A	Outstanding	100
Jamiatul Ummah School	Tower Hamlets	N/A	Outstanding	100
Insights Independent School	Ealing	N/A	Outstanding	100
North West London Independent Special School	Ealing	N/A	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	N/A	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	N/A	Good	80
Beis Aharon School	Hackney	N/A	Good	80
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School	Waltham Forest	N/A	Good	80
Al-Mizan School	Tower Hamlets	N/A	Good	80
Al-Khair School	Croydon	N/A	Good	80
Lavender Lodge School	Merton	N/A	Good	80
Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School	Ealing	N/A	Good	80
Beths Grammar School	Bexley	Secondary	Good	80
Al Madina School for Girls	Barking and Dagenham	N/A	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
Tarbiyyah Primary School	Hounslow	N/A	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	N/A	Good	80
Al-Khair School Preparatory School	Croydon	N/A	Good	80
Pardes House Grammar School	Barnet	N/A	Requires improvement	40
Darul Uloom London School	Bromley	N/A	Requires improvement	40
Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo	Barnet	N/A	Requires improvement	40
Beis Trana Girls' School	Hackney	N/A	Requires improvement	40
Tiferes High School	Barnet	N/A	Requires improvement	40
Vishnitz Girls School	Hackney	N/A	Requires improvement	40
Woodside School	Westminster	N/A	Requires improvement	40
City of London School for Girls	City of London	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St Christopher's School	Camden	N/A	Not yet rated	–
The Hall School	Camden	N/A	Not yet rated	–
South Hampstead High School GDST	Camden	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Blackheath Prep	Greenwich	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Colfe's School	Greenwich	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep	Hammersmith and Fulham	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Glendower Preparatory School	Kensington and Chelsea	N/A	Not yet rated	–
More House School	Kensington and Chelsea	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St James Senior Girls' School	Hammersmith and Fulham	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Thomas's Battersea	Wandsworth	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch	Kensington and Chelsea	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Kensington Park School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Brighton College Prep Kensington	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Alleyn's Oakfield	Lambeth	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Streatham & Clapham High School GDST	Lambeth	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St Dunstan's College	Lewisham	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST	Lewisham	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Dulwich Prep & Senior	Southwark	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Alleyn's School	Southwark	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Willington School	Merton	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Emanuel School	Wandsworth	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Arnold House School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Francis Holland School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Connaught House School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Westminster Under School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Westminster Cathedral Choir School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Fairley House School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Centre Academy London	Wandsworth	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Mount House School	Barnet	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Holland House School	Barnet	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Buckingham Preparatory School	Harrow	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St Christopher's Prep School	Brent	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Babington House School	Bromley	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Farringtons School	Bromley	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St David's Prep	Bromley	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Eltham College	Bromley	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Royal Russell School	Croydon	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St Augustine's Priory	Ealing	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St Benedict's School	Ealing	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST	Ealing	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Palmers Green High School	Enfield	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St John's Preparatory and Senior School	Enfield	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Channing School	Haringey	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Orley Farm School	Harrow	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Alpha Preparatory School	Harrow	N/A	Not yet rated	–
North London Collegiate School	Harrow	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Northwood College for Girls GDST	Hillingdon	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St Helen's School	Hillingdon	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St Martin's School	Hillingdon	N/A	Not yet rated	–
St John's School	Hillingdon	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Shrewsbury House School	Kingston upon Thames	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Surbiton High School	Kingston upon Thames	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Kingston Grammar School	Kingston upon Thames	N/A	Not yet rated	–
King's College School	Merton	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School	Merton	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Wimbledon High School GDST	Merton	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Twickenham Preparatory School	Richmond upon Thames	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Homefield Preparatory School	Sutton	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Normanhurst School	Waltham Forest	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Brondesbury College London	Brent	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Darul Hadis Latifiah	Tower Hamlets	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Bancroft's Preparatory School	Redbridge	N/A	Not yet rated	–
The Lloyd Williamson School Foundation	Kensington and Chelsea	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Hampton Court House	Richmond upon Thames	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Parsons Green Prep School	Hammersmith and Fulham	N/A	Not yet rated	–
North London Grammar School	Barnet	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Wetherby Preparatory School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Kestrel House School	Haringey	N/A	Not yet rated	–
The Holmewood School	Barnet	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Radnor House	Richmond upon Thames	N/A	Not yet rated	–
La Petite Ecole Bilingue	Camden	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Wetherby Senior School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Jeannine Manuel School	Camden	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Ivy House School	Barnet	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School	Hammersmith and Fulham	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Kensington Wade	Hammersmith and Fulham	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Tennis Avenue School	Kingston upon Thames	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Maida Vale School	Westminster	N/A	Not yet rated	–
City Junior School	Camden	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Imperial Oak School	Southwark	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Supreme Education AP	Croydon	N/A	Not yet rated	–
Woodside Park School	Bromley	N/A	Not yet rated	–

Selective Schools in London

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