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Schools in Kensington and Chelsea

Search and compare schools in Kensington and Chelsea with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Schools indexed
70
in Kensington and Chelsea
Average Attainment 8
54.9
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.42
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
73%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
74%
of 27 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Kensington and Chelsea

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Kensington and Chelsea secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Kensington and Chelsea schools

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
Academy converter · Outstanding
67.2+1.0093%
2Holland Park School
Academy converter · Inadequate
59.4+0.0476%
3Kensington Aldridge Academy
Academy sponsor led
54.0+0.1377%
4Knightsbridge School
Other independent school
52.4—73%
5Chelsea Academy
Academy sponsor led · Good
51.9+0.2365%
6All Saints Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · Outstanding
51.3+0.6970%
7St. Thomas More Language College
Academy converter · Good
45.9—57%
8More House School
Other independent school
42.5—0%
9Collingham
Other independent school
21.4—7%
10Queen's Gate School
Other independent school
15.1—0%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Kensington and Chelsea

The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
SecondaryAttainment 8 67.2Progress 8 +1.00
Holland Park School
SecondaryAttainment 8 59.4Progress 8 +0.04
Kensington Aldridge Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.0Progress 8 +0.13
Chelsea Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.9Progress 8 +0.23
All Saints Catholic College
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.3Progress 8 +0.69

Catchment distances and university destinations in Kensington and Chelsea

We hold the last distance offered for 12 Kensington and Chelsea schools, 2026, from the council’s allocation figures. See Kensington and Chelsea school catchment distances

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School6.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Holland Park School5.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Chelsea Academy3.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Kensington Aldridge Academy0.7% (2017/18–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School62.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Holland Park School57.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Kensington Aldridge Academy38.8% (2017/18–2019/20)
  4. Chelsea Academy33.4% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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