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Best Independent Secondary Schools in London

Compare independent secondary schools with rankings, inspection outcomes, maps and local area views. This page currently lists 185 schools in London. Schools featured here include St Paul's Girls' School, North London Collegiate School and The Godolphin and Latymer School.

Key Performance Metrics for London
% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)
London
61%vsEngland
56%
Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)
London
47.6vsEngland
39.1
% pupils entering EBacc subjects
London
47%vsEngland
41%
Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)
London
4.3vsEngland
4.1
Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)
London
8.0/10vsEngland
7.4/10

Top schools in London

Showing 1-20 of 185 schools

  1. St Paul's Girls' School

    Brook Green

  2. North London Collegiate School

    Canons Park

  3. The Godolphin and Latymer School

    Hammersmith

  5. Hampton School

    Hampton

  6. Highgate School

    Highgate

  7. City of London School

    City of London

  8. City of London School for Girls

    Barbican

  9. King's College School

    Wimbledon Common

  10. Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep

    Hammersmith

  11. St Paul's School

    Barnes

  12. Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST

    Ealing

  13. South Hampstead High School GDST

    Belsize Park

  14. Putney High School GDST

    Putney

  15. University College School

    Hampstead

  16. Emanuel School

    Battersea

  17. Lady Eleanor Holles School

    Hampton

  18. Westminster School

    Westminster

  19. Eltham College

    Mottingham

  20. Bancroft's School

    Woodford

  21. Dulwich College

    Dulwich

All 185 independent secondary schools in London
Barking and Dagenham (1)
  1. #319Al Madina School for Girls
Barnet (16)
  1. #62Mill Hill Schools
  2. #66Tiferes High School
  3. #99North London Grammar School
  4. #118The King Alfred School
  5. #254Wentworth College
  6. #275Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls
  7. #295Shiras Devorah High School
  8. #326Menorah Grammar School
  9. #338Beis Medrash Elyon
  10. #398Pardes House Grammar School
  11. #425Mount House School
  12. #588Susi Earnshaw Theatre School
  13. Dwight School London
  14. Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London
  15. Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo
  16. The London Mechina
Brent (6)
  1. #87Islamia School for Girls'
  2. #137Brondesbury College London
  3. #278Al-Zahra School
  4. #296Al-Sadiq School
  5. Lycee International de Londres
  6. The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Bromley (5)
  1. #23Eltham College
  2. #52Bromley High School GDST
  3. #238Farringtons School
  4. #253Babington House School
  5. Darul Uloom London School
Camden (8)
  1. #15South Hampstead High School GDST
  2. #17University College School
  3. #90Alleyns Hampstead Senior School
  4. #154St Margaret's School
  5. #397Hampstead Fine Arts College
  6. College Francais Bilingue De Londres
  7. Jeannine Manuel School
  8. Maria Montessori School
City of London (3)
  1. #8City of London School
  2. #9City of London School for Girls
  3. #91David Game College
Croydon (8)
  1. #35Trinity School
  2. #38Whitgift School
  3. #42Croydon High School
  4. #70Royal Russell School
  5. #143Fidelis College
  6. #320Al-Khair School
  7. #479Al-Khair Secondary Girls
  8. The New School
Ealing (7)
  1. #14Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST
  2. #64St Benedict's School
  3. #65St Augustine's Priory
  4. #372Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School
  5. #480Ealing Independent College
  6. New Level Academy
  7. The Japanese School
Enfield (4)
  1. #75St John's Preparatory and Senior School
  2. #114Palmers Green High School
  3. Alternative Centre of Education
  4. Freshsteps Independent school
Greenwich (6)
  1. #51Blackheath High School GDST
  2. #61Colfe's School
  3. Greenwich Waldorf School
  4. Pulse and Water College
  5. StreetVibes Media Academy
  6. Thrive Independent School
Hackney (10)
  1. #158Bnos Zion of Bobov
  2. #159Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School
  3. #166Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School
  4. #181Beis Malka Girls' School
  5. #194Beis Trana Girls' School
  6. #209Vishnitz Girls School
  7. #394Yesodey Hatorah School
  8. #430Tayyibah Girls' School
  9. #469Tawhid Boys School
  10. Bnois Jerusalem Girls School
Hammersmith and Fulham (6)
  1. #1St Paul's Girls' School
  2. #3The Godolphin and Latymer School
  3. #12Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep
  4. #77St James Senior Girls' School
  5. #195London Vocational Ballet School
  6. Wetherby Pembridge
Haringey (5)
  1. #7Highgate School
  2. #36Channing School
  3. #301Footsteps Trust
  4. Greek Secondary School of London
  5. Unique Children's School
Harrow (3)
  1. #2North London Collegiate School
  2. #39Harrow School
  3. #78The John Lyon School
Havering (3)
  1. #260Bep Academy
  2. Immanuel School
  3. Koru Independent AP Academy
Hillingdon (4)
  1. #58St Helen's School
  2. #63Northwood College for Girls GDST
  3. #361Lady Nafisa School
  4. ACS Hillingdon International School
Hounslow (6)
  1. #80Kew House
  2. #136ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form
  3. Eden Park Academy
  4. International School of London
  5. Tarbiyyah Secondary School for Boys
  6. The St Michael Steiner School
Islington (1)
  1. #71North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School
Kensington and Chelsea (9)
  1. #69Mander Portman Woodward School
  2. #82Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
  3. #89Queen's Gate School
  4. #122Ashbourne College
  5. #165Knightsbridge School
  6. #225Collingham
  7. #600More House School
  8. Arden House
  9. Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch
Kingston upon Thames (4)
  1. #29Surbiton High School
  2. #40Kingston Grammar School
  3. Marymount International School
  4. Tennis Avenue School
Lambeth (2)
  1. #44Streatham & Clapham High School GDST
  2. DLD College
Lewisham (5)
  1. #48St Dunstan's College
  2. #60Sydenham High School, GDST
  3. Education-My Life Matters
  4. Marathon Science School
  5. Urban Mission School
Merton (7)
  1. #11King's College School
  2. #28Wimbledon High School GDST
  3. #223Hall School Wimbledon
  4. #272Jus'T'Learn
  5. Liberty Woodland School
  6. Norwegian School in London
  7. RISE Education
Newham (3)
  1. #117Azhar Academy Girls School
  2. #432Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School
  3. Hafs Academy
Redbridge (4)
  1. #24Bancroft's School
  2. #458Read Academy Education
  3. Apex Secondary School for Boys
  4. Apex Secondary School for Girls
Richmond upon Thames (10)
  1. #6Hampton School
  2. #13St Paul's School
  3. #19Lady Eleanor Holles School
  4. #54The Harrodian School
  5. #59Kneller Hall School
  6. #72St Catherine's School
  7. #94Thomas's College
  8. #96Hampton Court House
  9. The German School
  10. The Swedish School
Southwark (5)
  1. #25Dulwich College
  2. #27James Allen's Girls' School
  3. #34Alleyn's School
  4. Arco Academy
  5. Dulwich Prep & Senior
Sutton (1)
  1. #57Sutton High School GDST
Tower Hamlets (7)
  1. #300Jamiatul Ummah School
  2. #373London East Academy
  3. #401Madani Secondary Girls' School
  4. #428London Islamic School
  5. #473Darul Hadis Latifiah
  6. #475Mazahirul Uloom London School
  7. OMG Education
Waltham Forest (4)
  1. #49Forest School
  2. #204Normanhurst School
  3. #322Big Creative Independent School
  4. #477Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
Wandsworth (7)
  1. #16Putney High School GDST
  2. #18Emanuel School
  3. #32Ibstock Place School
  4. #116Thames Christian School
  5. #297London Park School Clapham
  6. #476Al Risalah Secondary School
  7. #478Al Risalah Boys' School
Westminster (15)
  1. #20Westminster School
  2. #33Francis Holland School, Sloane Square
  3. #46Francis Holland School, Regent's Park
  4. #53Queen's College, London
  5. #74The Royal Ballet School
  6. #76Wetherby Senior School
  7. #123Kensington Park School
  8. #152Bales College
  9. #207London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth
  10. #256Maida Vale School
  11. #354Sylvia Young Theatre School
  12. Halcyon London International School
  13. ICS London
  14. Southbank International School Westminster
  15. The American School in London