List of schools in the City of Westminster
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. Westminster Children's Services administers many primary and secondary schools. In addition there are several
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(RC), and Christian non-denominational (ND) schools in the city. There are also many non-profit-making
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s, funded by a combination of tuition fees, long-term endowments, gifts and sometimes small commercial ventures directly connected to a school's educational activities. Please see the lists of Junior and Senior independent schools after those of the state-funded schools:


State-funded schools


Primary schools

*All Souls CE Primary School *Ark Atwood Primary Academy *
Ark King Solomon Academy King Solomon Academy is a non-selective, non-denominational, mixed all-through school within the English academy programme, located in Marylebone, London. It occupies the site of the former Rutherford School. History The Rutherford School ...
*Barrow Hill Junior School *Burdett Coutts and Townsland CE Primary School *Christ Church Bentinck CE Primary School *Churchill Gardens Primary Academy *Edward Wilson Primary School *Essendine Primary School *Gateway Academy *George Eliot Primary School *
Hallfield Primary School Hallfield Primary School is a two–form-entry co-educational primary school housed in a building of architectural distinction. It is a grade II* listed building in Inverness Terrace on the Hallfield Estate in London, built in 1953–1955 and d ...
*Hampden Gurney CE Primary School *Millbank Academy *The Minerva Academy *Our Lady Of Dolours RC Primary School *Paddington Green Primary School *Pimlico Primary *Queen's Park Primary School *Robinsfield Infant School *St Augustine's CE Primary School *St Barnabas CE Primary School *St Clement Danes CE Primary School *St Edward's RC Primary School *St Gabriel's CE Primary School *St George's Hanover Square CE Primary School *St James and St John CE Primary School *St Joseph's RC Primary School *St Luke's CE Primary School *St Mary Magdalene CE Primary School *St Mary of the Angels RC Primary School * St Mary's
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CE Primary School *St Matthew's CE School *St Peter's CE School *St Peter's Eaton Square CE Primary School *St Saviour's CE Primary School *St Stephen's CE Primary School *St Vincent De Paul RC Primary School *St Vincent's RC Primary School *Soho Parish CE Primary School *Wilberforce Primary School


Secondary schools

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Ark King Solomon Academy King Solomon Academy is a non-selective, non-denominational, mixed all-through school within the English academy programme, located in Marylebone, London. It occupies the site of the former Rutherford School. History The Rutherford School ...
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Grey Coat Hospital The Grey Coat Hospital is a Church of England secondary school with academy status for girls in Westminster, London, England. It is a specialist Language College. History The school was formally established at the Trustees' first meeting hel ...
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Harris Academy St John's Wood Harris Academy St John's Wood (formerly Quintin Kynaston) is a secondary school in St John's Wood, North London), that was re-named in 2017. It is a 7 form-entry (210 students) non-selective co-educational academy. Its predecessor Quintin Kynast ...
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Marylebone Boys' School Marylebone Boys' School is a free school set up by parents, teachers and local people of Marylebone in Central London. It opened on Wednesday 3 September 2014 in temporary accommodation in Priory Park Road, London NW6 7UJ, but later moved to ...
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Paddington Academy Paddington Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school and academy located in Maida Vale in the borough of Westminster and the ceremonial county of London, England. Established in September 2006, it is run by United Learning, form ...
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Pimlico Academy Pimlico Academy (formerly Pimlico School) is a mixed-sex education secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Pimlico area of Westminster in London. History Conversion to academy After many years of underperformance, cul ...
* St Augustine's Church of England High School *
St George's Catholic School St. George's Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary school, with academy status, in Maida Vale, Westminster, London, England. The school also offers sixth form education franchised from St Thomas More Catholic School. History In 2010, Of ...
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St Marylebone School St Marylebone C of E School is a secondary school for girls in Marylebone, London. It specialises in Performing Arts, Maths & Computing. In the sixth form, boys can also attend. On 1 September 2011 the school became a converter academy havin ...
* Westminster Academy *
Westminster City School Westminster City School is a state-funded secondary academy for boys, with a mixed sixth form, in Westminster, London. The school educates over 800 students, with links to more than 100 different cultures, in a central London location. The sch ...
List of Secondary schools in Westminster
accessed 17 July 2009


Special and alternative schools

*College Park School *Ormiston Beachcroft Academy *Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School *The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School


Further education

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City of Westminster College City of Westminster College is a further education college in the City of Westminster, England, founded originally as Paddington Technical Institute in 1904 and gaining its current name in 1990. The college has two centres in central London, lo ...
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Fashion Retail Academy The Fashion Retail Academy is a vocational training college in the Tottenham Court Road area of London, England. It was founded as a National Skills Academy in 2005 by M&S, Next, Experian, F&F and Arcadia, with funding from the UK government ...
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Harris Westminster Sixth Form Harris Westminster Sixth Form (also known as Harris Westminster or HWSF) is a selective sixth form in central London which was established with the goal of increasing the rate of entry to top universities among students from areas of socio-econom ...
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Westminster Kingsway College Westminster Kingsway College is a large college for further education in central London with centres in King's Cross in Camden, together with Victoria and Soho centres in Westminster. Founded in 2000 and having origins dating back to 1910, the ...


Independent schools


Primary and preparatory schools

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Abercorn School Abercorn School is a independent private school in central London offering an inspiring and caring academic atmosphere for pupils ages 2–16 years. In September 2021, Abercorn School announced that the school will begin welcoming 13–14 year ol ...
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Arnold House School Arnold House School is a preparatory school for boys in the St John's Wood district of Westminster, Greater London. It consists of a Junior School (Years 1-4) and Senior School (Years 5-8). History Arnold House School was founded in 1905 by Miss ...
(boys' prep school) * Connaught House School (co-educational prep school) * Eaton House Belgravia School (boys' prep school) * L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire (co-educational prep school) * Naima Jewish Preparatory School (Jewish, co-educational prep school) *
Prince's Gardens Preparatory School Prince's Gardens Preparatory School is a coeducational private school located in the City of Westminster, England. It is owned by Cognita, an independent schools company. Headmistress, Alison Melrose, has worked for over 20 years in single an ...
(co-educational prep school) * St Christina's School (co-educational prep school) * St John's Wood Pre Preparatory School (co-educational pre-prep school) * St Nicholas Preparatory School (co-educational prep school) *
Westminster Abbey Choir School Westminster Abbey Choir School is a boarding preparatory school for boys in Westminster, London and the only remaining choir school in the United Kingdom which exclusively educates choristers (i.e. only choirboys attend the school). It is loca ...
(CE, boy choristers only, boarding prep school) *
Westminster Cathedral Choir School Westminster Cathedral Choir School is a boarding and day preparatory school for 279 boys in the area of Victoria in the City of Westminster. It is one of two Roman Catholic cathedral schools in the United Kingdom, the other being St John's i ...
(Catholic, boys' prep school) *
Westminster Under School Westminster Under School is an independent preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13, attached to Westminster School in London. The school was founded in 1943 in the precincts of Westminster School in Little Dean's Yard, just behind Westminster ...
(boys' prep school)


Senior and all-through schools

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The American School in London The American School in London (ASL) is a private, independent school in St John's Wood, London, England, for students from kindergarten through high school. The school's mission statement is: "The American School in London empowers each student ...
(co-educational international school, K-12) * Bales College (co-educational day and boarding) * Eaton Square School (co-educational day school) *
EIFA International School London EIFA International School, formerly known as L'Ecole Internationale Franco-Anglaise, is an English-French international co-educational nursery, junior and senior independent day school, located in Marylebone, London. EIFA is a school for chil ...
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Francis Holland School Francis Holland School is the name of two separate private day schools for girls in central London, England, governed by the Francis Holland (Church of England) Schools Trust. The schools are located at Clarence Gate (near Regent's Park NW1) ...
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Regent's Park Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...
campus (CE, girls) * Halcyon London International School (co-educational international school) * International Community School (co-educational international school) *
Kensington Park School Kensington Park School is a coeducational independent day and boarding school located in London, England. The lower school for pupils aged 11 to 16 is situated in the Bayswater area of the City of Westminster, while the sixth form is located i ...
(co-educational day and boarding) * Maida Vale School (selective co-ed) * Portland Place School (selective co-ed) *
Queen's College, London Queen's College is an independent school for girls aged 11–18 with an adjoining prep school for girls aged 4–11 located in the City of Westminster, London. Founded in 1848 by theologian and social reformer Frederick Denison Maurice along wit ...
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Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School is a British school of classical ballet training founded in 1926 by the Anglo-Irish ballerina and choreographer Ninette de Valois. The school's aim is to train and educate outstanding classical ballet dancers, especially ...
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Southbank International School Southbank International School is a co-educational independent school located in the City of Westminster, Kensington and Hampstead, London, England. It is an international school for 3 to 18-year olds, from early childhood to Key Stage 5. It ha ...
(ND, selective co-ed) *
Sylvia Young Theatre School Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE. Outline The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in 19 ...
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Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...
(CE, selective boys, co-ed sixth form, day and boarding) *
Wetherby School Wetherby School is a group of independent schools for boys aged two to eighteen in Notting Hill, London, owned and operated by the Alpha Plus Education Group. Its prep school is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools. ...
(boys' selective)


Special and alternative schools

*Abingdon House School *Fairley House School


References

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