“schools in Kensington and Chelsea”

4 Wetherby Gardens, London, SW5 0JN

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 Wetherby Kensington is an independent day school in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.  The school received its pre-registration in June 2017, when it was judged that the school was likely to meet all the independent school standards when it opened. The school received its registration in August 2017.  The school opened in September 2017 as a pre-preparatory school with two Reception and two Year 1 classes. There are currently 80 pupils on roll; 40 in the Reception and 40 in Year 1. The school will be a two-form, non-selective pre-preparatory school for boys aged four to eight years. The school plans to increase pupil numbers each year, until it is full.  The school is part of the Alpha Plus Group. It follows the same curriculum and shares the same values and ethos of nearby Wetherby School.  The school is led by the headteacher who was a deputy headteacher at Wetherby School. The leadership and management roles are fulfilled by the headteacher; there is no senior

Appleford Road, North Kensington, London, W10 5EF · Part of LifeFull Schools Federation

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1. St Thomas’ CE school is a voluntary aided school with close links to the parish of St Thomas in the north area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The school serves a congested urban neighbourhood in the North Kensington area, consisting largely of local authority housing. It is an area with little available green space and heavy through traffic. However the school itself is in a quiet enclave bounded by a railway. Some environmental improvement including the creation of suitable open spaces for children, have taken place in the area.

206-208 Latimer Road, London, W10 6QY

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 The Lloyd Williamson School is a small independent day school located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.  The school is located at two sites, which are close to each other. From Reception to Year 4, pupils are educated at 12 Telford Road. The site at St. Charles Square caters for pupils in Years 5 and 6 and secondary pupils.  The school was opened and registered in April 2000 to cater for pupils from ages one to 14 years.  The school’s previous standard inspection took place on 31 October–2 November 2017, when its overall effectiveness was judged as good.  Following the last inspection, in February 2018 the registration authority granted an increase in the age range for this school, from one to 14 years to one to 16 years.  The inspection involved children in Reception to Year 9. There were no pupils in Years 10 and 11 during the inspection.  The school is operated by Lloyd Williamson Schools Ltd. The proprietor also

Kensington and Chelsea, Our Lady of Victories Primary School, London, SW7 5AQ

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The school serves the community of Kensington in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic school, which provides education for boys and girls between the ages of three and eleven. Since the time of the last inspection in 1996, the school has opened a 29-place nursery and undertaken building alterations, which provide increased teaching accommodation. There is a total of 237 pupils of which 128 are girls and 109 are boys.

85 Clarendon Road, London, W11 4XQ

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 The school opened in September 2012 and is based in a large house in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is a bilingual school that offers pupils both the British and French national curriculums.  There is a consultation board comprising of six members, but there are no formal arrangements for governance. The school is owned by one proprietor.  The school was last inspected in June 2016, when it was judged to be good.  The early years provision comprises of one Reception class and children attend on a full- time basis. There are no Nursery classes.  There are no pupils with education, health and care plans. There a small number of pupils who are receiving special educational support.  There are no pupils who are looked after by the local authority.

6 Wetherby Place, London, SW7 4NE

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 St Philip’s is a Catholic preparatory day school for boys in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.  Since September 2024, the school has admitted children aged four into a new Reception class. Leaders intend to gradually introduce classes for pupils in Years 1 and 2 over the next three years.  The school’s most recent inspection was a graded inspection in March 2022.  The school makes no use of any alternative provision.

6 Wetherby Place, London, SW7 4NE

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 This is a Catholic preparatory school for boys. The school is registered for up to 110 pupils aged four to 13 years. The school recently opened a Reception class in September 2024.  A material change inspection took place on 10 September 2024. The last standard inspection took place 8 to 10 March 2022, when the school was judged to be good and all the independent school standards were met.  The school is in a former residential property in Kensington and Chelsea. Pupils have access to a large garden at the rear of the school. Sporting activities take place at an off-site specialist sports provision.  The school does not use any alternative provision.  The proprietor has appointed trustees who are also governors of the school.

6 Wetherby Place, London, SW7 4NE

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 This is a Catholic preparatory school for boys. The school is registered for up to 110 pupils aged seven to 13 years.  The school is in a former residential property in Kensington and Chelsea. Pupils have access to a large garden at the rear of the school. Sporting activities take place at an off-site specialist sports provision.  Leaders do not use any alternative provision.  The school had its most recent standard inspection in March 2018, when it was judged to be outstanding and all the independent school standards were met.  The name of the proprietor body is not listed on the government’s Get Information about Schools website.  The proprietor body comprises trustees who are also governors of the school. A number of new governors have recently been appointed to the governing body.

1 St. Albans Grove, London, W8 5PN

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 Thomas’s Kensington is an independent day school in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. This is a Christian school that is open to pupils of all faiths.  The school is registered to admit up to 390 pupils aged five to 11. Currently, there are 389 pupils on roll. There are 196 boys and 192 girls between the ages of five and 11.  The school’s last standard inspection was in November 2017, when it was judged to be outstanding.  The school operates from three different sites. Pupils in Reception to Year 2 are taught at the Thomas’s Kensington Lower School, which is located on 39–41 Victoria Road, London W8 5RJ. Pupils from Years 3 to 6 are based at Thomas’s Kensington Preparatory School, at 17–19 Cottesmore Gardens, London W8 5PR. There is an annex based at 21 St Albans Grove, W8 5BP which provides facilities for music, PE and theatre productions, and dining facilities.  PE is also offered off site. In addition, outdoor play is offered at the tennis courts

6 Wetherby Place, London, SW7 4NE

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St Philip’s School is a Catholic boys’ preparatory school in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It was established in 1934. The school admits pupils aged between seven and 13 years. At the time of the inspection, there were 109 pupils on roll. The school’s Catholic faith underpins its ethos. The school aims to develop pupils’ all- round personal and academic potential and to ensure that every pupil is valued as a member of the school community. Pupils move on to a wide range of independent secondary schools of their choice. The school was last inspected in May 2007.

51 Glebe Place, Chelsea, London, SW3 5JE

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Chelsea Open Air Nursery is one of four nursery schools in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for boys and girls aged from 3 to 5 years old. It is the only nursery in the south of the Borough and it is over-subscribed. Twenty-nine children attend part-time and thirty attend full-time. Children usually transfer to a variety of primary schools in either the September or January prior to their fifth birthday.

Sirdar Road, London, W11 4EE · Part of Fox Federation

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 St Anne’s and Avondale Nursery School is in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.  The governing body manages the school’s breakfast and after-school clubs.  The school federated with Avondale Park Primary School in September 2014.  The school does not use any alternative provision.

6 Wetherby Place, London, SW7 4NE

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 St Philip’s School is a Catholic boys’ preparatory school which was founded in 1934. It is located in a former residential property in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It was last inspected in January 2010.  The school is registered for boys from the age of seven to 13. At present there are 107 pupils on roll. There are 10 teachers, a deputy headteacher and a headteacher.  The school prepares pupils for Common Entrance and scholarship examinations for a range of public schools.  The school aims to encourage and inspire pupils to develop their academic and personal potential, develop a social conscience and respond to the needs of society.  There are a few pupils with special educational needs. There are no pupils with a statement of special educational needs. No pupils speak English as an additional language although a broad range of heritages is represented.  There is no alternative provision.

6 Wetherby Place, London, SW7 4NE

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St Philip’s School is a popular Roman Catholic preparatory school located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and opened in 1934. Aproximately half of the pupils are of white British heritage and the rest are from a wide range of other nationalities. All come from relatively affluent and privileged backgrounds, but a small proportion come from families who rely on bursaries to attend the school. The school admits boys aged seven to thirteen and there are currently 105 pupils on roll. The school has a few pupils with additional learning needs, mainly specific and moderate learning difficulties. The school has close links with the Oratory Church in Brompton Road as well as with local Roman Catholic primary schools. The school was last inspected in January 2002.

6 Wetherby Place, London, SW7 4NE

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 St Philip’s is a Catholic boys’ preparatory school which was founded in 1934. It is located in a former residential property in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The school is registered for 110 pupils.  Since the last inspection there has been a change in the senior leadership team. There is a new chair of the governing body, appointed in 2015, a new headteacher, appointed in 2016, and an additional deputy headteacher, appointed in 2017.  Facilities for sports provision are away from the main school and are used by other schools and sports clubs. The facilities are not used by the general public.  The aims of the school are to uphold the Catholic faith with joy and fidelity and to create a spirit of goodness and industry that does not fear failure. It also aims to offer an outstanding curriculum that combines a strong academic and religious education with a range of creative and sporting opportunities. This is to ensure that every pupil feels, and

Kensington and Chelsea, Our Lady of Victories Primary School, London, SW7 5AQ

Inspection of Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School Clareville Street, Kensington and Chelsea, Our Lady of Victories Primary School, London SW7 5AQ

1 Silchester Road, London, W10 6EX

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 The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.  The school complies with Department for Education guidance on what academies should publish.  Due to the school being in very close proximity to Grenfell Tower, the school has had to move to their current temporary, purpose-built, high-quality accommodation, about one mile away from the school. Leaders anticipate that the school will move back to its original building in September 2018.  The school is sponsored by Aldridge Education and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.  The school has a formal agreement with Charterhouse and Godolphin and Latymer, which are two independent schools.  The school opened in September 2014, and is an average-sized secondary school. There are currently pupils in Years 7 to 10, with a growing sixth form.  The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is well above the

Hans Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 0EP

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The school’s founding family continue to lead and manage the school, which was first founded in Switzerland in 1949 and then in London in 1951. The school is located on five separate sites within the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea with the main school located in Hans Place. The school has an annex in Switzerland which hosts groups of children for courses throughout the year.

King's Road, Chelsea, London, SW10 0AY · Part of Fox Federation

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Park Walk Primary School is a community school for boys and girls of all abilities aged three to eleven years. There are 168 full-time and three part-time pupils on roll including 30 children aged under five. The school is situated in Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea where 53 per cent of primary school children resident in the borough are educated privately. The school population reflects a wide range of socio- economic backgrounds and over half live in un-waged households. Many of the children live close to the school in social housing and the percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals is well above the national average. On entry to the nursery, most children have low standards, particularly in social development and language. Nearly 60 per cent of the pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds and over 50 per cent come from homes where English is not the first language. There is an above average percentage of pupils with

17 Blantyre Street, London, SW10 0DT · Part of Fox Federation

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This is an average size primary school situated in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It mainly serves pupils from the World’s End Estate and neighbouring areas. Most pupils are from local authority housing and a small number from a women’s refuge. There are a wide variety of ethnic groups represented. The school has recently had a large intake of pupils from refugee families (25 per cent). There are currently 213 pupils on roll, including 26 pupils in the Nursery Unit. Classes are organised in year groups. 57.1 per cent pupils are entitled to free school meals, which is well above the national average. The school has a very high percentage of pupils who speak English as an additional language and a high number of different first languages. The percentage of pupils with special educational needs is above the national average, but the percentage of pupils with statements is in line with the national