Best Secondary Schools in Kensington and Chelsea

We checked all 17 secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea and list every one: 6 ranked, then 11 without a rank.

Schools checked
17
Ranked
6
Without a rank
11

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Kensington and Chelsea. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Kensington and Chelsea also has 44 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Kensington and Chelsea. Secondary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea

  1. 1

    The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School

    Academy, 1,034 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
    Attainment 8
    67.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    80.2%

  2. 2

    Holland Park School

    Academy, 1,376 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
    Attainment 8
    59.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    73.5%

  3. 3

    Kensington Aldridge Academy

    Academy, 1,271 pupils, inspected December 2017

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    54.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.6%

  4. 4

    All Saints Catholic College

    Local authority maintained, 898 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    51.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.8%

  5. 5

    Chelsea Academy

    Academy, 1,106 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.1%

  6. 6

    St. Thomas More Language College

    Academy, 489 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.7%

Secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea without a rank

  • Arden House

    Independent, Selective, 26 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    7.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Ashbourne College

    Independent, 223 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    4.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    9.7%

  • Collingham

    Independent, 162 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    21.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.7%

  • Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch

    Independent, Selective, 394 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection

  • Knightsbridge School

    Independent, 295 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    52.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.5%

  • Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle

    Independent, 3,420 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    11.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Mander Portman Woodward School

    Independent, 524 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    8.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • More House School

    Independent, Selective, 79 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    42.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Notting Hill Prep School

    Independent, 344 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection

  • Queen's Gate School

    Independent, 371 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    15.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • SIAL

    Independent, 82 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard