Published: 14/12/2016 By E. Finlay
When choosing a home there are many factors outside the property itself, the environment and it’s services can weigh heavily on any home buyer’s or parents’ mind. If you have children and are thinking of moving to Hammersmith or the surrounding West London regions, Chiswick, Fulham, Barnes, Shepherd Bush or Kensington you will be digging deep into what they have to offer your child’s education. West London has a wide choice of schools from Primary to Secondary education, state schools to private schools and schools that are setup for specialist requirements.In the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham you have 25 State funded primary schools, 12 Independent primary and prep schools, 12 State secondary schools, 5 Independent secondary schools, 5 State special schools and 3 Independent special schools.
Which is the best for you and your child; leagues tables are available to measure the number of high grades per school and these give an indication but do they paint the whole picture. If exam results are your only concern then look no further:
Primary Education:
St Augustine's RC Primary School or All Saints CofE Primary School both with 97% for 2016 via .gov.uk please note not all schools are ranked via this system.
Secondary Education:
The London Oratory School, with 88% (Grade C or better in English & maths GCSEs) please note not all school are ranked via this system.
Further Education 16-18:
St Paul's Girls' School, Latymer Upper School or The London Oratory School
School league tables and results are available here:
www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=la&la=205
If choosing the best school for your children does not solely involve picking the best exam results but what the school has to offer the child, in terms of facilities and experience, then the picture changes. After all not every child is academically gifted and despite the best levels of care they may not achieve the dizzy heights of the Joneses. Success isn’t always measured by A grades, Sir Richard Branson and Sir Alan Sugar both celebrated businessman neither of which have A-levels. Finding schools that fit this alternative bill is not as difficult as it may first appear. Some state schools and the independent schools have some fantastic facilities, from teaching the arts to coaching a wide range of sports.
During the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics, over one third of the athletes were privately educated. This is quite surprising when privately educated Britons make up less than 18 percent of the population. However this doesn’t mean you should only send your child to a private school if you want the best sporting opportunities for them. Hammersmith and Fulham has a huge range of sports clubs from rowing and rugby to hockey and netball, where you will find very affordable opportunities for your budding champions.
Hammersmith and Fulham also offer a great deal for the next generation of creative talents. Theatres and arts clubs are on offer to maximise your children’s artistic potential. The William Morris society, named after the British icon of textile design and more, who lived and died in Hammersmith. This arts and crafts society often runs workshops during the school holidays helping to open creative avenues and inspire young minds.
In short, there is a broad range of schools in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham with varying amounts to offer your child. However if like the majority of us, you cannot write blank cheques, Hammersmith and Fulham have much to supplement those schools that fall short. The clubs and societies spread across the region are diverse enough to capture and inspire the next generations’ attention and imagination. It is also important to note, some independent schools, such as Latymer Upper, pictured above, have an excellent means tested bursary programme to encourage bright children to apply from less affluent families.
Below is a list of schools in Alphabetical order, divided up between State and Private or Independent schools.
State Primary Schools | State Sixth Form Colleges |
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Addison Primary School | Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College |
Addison Gardens | Gliddon Road |
London | London |
W14 0DT | W14 9BL |
020 76035333 | 020 87411688 |
| |
All Saints C of E Primary School | Jack Tizard School |
Bishops Avenue | South Africa Road |
London | London |
SW6 6ED | W12 7PA |
020 77362803 | 020 87353590 |
| |
Avonmore Primary School | Phoenix High School |
Avonmore Road | The Curve |
London | London |
W14 8SH | W12 0RQ |
020 76039750 | 020 87491141 |
| |
Bentworth Primary School | Queensmill School |
Bentworth Road | Clancarty Road |
London | London |
W12 7AJ | SW6 3AA |
020 87432527 | 020 73842330 |
| |
Brackenbury Primary School | William Morris Sixth Form |
Dalling Road | St Dunstan’s Road |
London | London |
W6 0BA | W6 8RB |
020 87433074 | 020 87486969 |
| |
Canberra Primary School | Private Independent and Fee Paying Primary Schools |
Australia Road | |
London | Al-Muntada Islamic School |
W12 7PT | 7 Bridges Place |
020 87432514 | London |
SW6 4HW | |
Flora Gardens Primary School | 020 74718283 |
Dalling Road |
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London | Bute House Preparatory School |
W6 0UD | Luxemburg Gardens |
020 87482566 | London |
W6 7EA | |
Fulham Primary School | 020 76037381 |
Halford Road |
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London | Ecole Francaise Jacques Prevert |
SW6 1JU | 59 Brook Green |
020 73850535 | London |
W6 7BE | |
Good Shepherd RC Primary School | 020 76026871 |
35 Gayford Road |
|
London | Parsons Green Prep School |
W12 9BY | 1 Fulham Park Road |
020 87435060 | London |
SW6 4LJ | |
Greenside Primary School | 020 73719009 |
Westville Road |
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London | Kensington Prep School |
W12 9PT | 596 Fulham Road |
020 87436421 | London |
SW6 5PA | |
Holy Cross RC School | 020 77319300 |
Basuto Road |
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London | Latymer Upper School |
SW6 4BL | 237 King Street |
020 77361447 | London |
W6 9LR | |
Jack Tizard School | 0845 6385800 |
South Africa Road |
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London | Le Herisson School |
W12 7PA | Rivercourt Methodist Church, King Street |
020 87353590 | London |
W6 9JT | |
John Betts Primary School | 020 85637664 |
Paddenswick Road |
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London | L’Ecole des Petits School |
W6 0UA | 2 Hazlebury Road |
020 87482465 | London |
SW6 2NB | |
Kenmont Primary School | 020 73718350 |
Valliere Road |
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London | Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School |
NW10 6AL | 16 Ravenscourt Avenue |
020 8969449 | London |
W6 0SL | |
Langford Primary School | 020 88469153 |
Gilstead Road |
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London | Sinclair House School |
SW6 2LG | 2 Hazlebury Road London |
020 77364045 | SW6 2NB |
020 73718350 | |
Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School |
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41a Brook Green | MONTESSORI NURSERY |
London | Lower Nursery |
W6 7BL | 196 Munster Road |
020 87489444 | London |
SW6 6AU | |
Lena Gardens Primary School |
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Lena Gardens | Upper Nursery |
London | 159 Munster Road |
W6 7PZ | London |
020 76034043 | SW6 6DA |
| |
Miles Coverdale Primary School | PREPARATORY SCHOOL |
Coverdale Road | 59 Fulham High Street |
London | London |
W12 8JJ | SW6 3JJ |
020 87435847 | 020 77369182 |
| |
Melcombe Primary School | St James Junior School |
Fulham Palace Road | Earsby Street |
London | London |
W6 9ER | W14 8SH |
020 87487411 | 020 73481777 |
| |
New King’s Primary School | The Fulham Preparatory School Limited |
New King’s Road | 200 Greyhound Road |
London | London |
SW6 4LY | W14 9SD |
020 77362318 | 020 73862444 |
| |
Normand Croft Community School | Thomas’s Fulham |
Bramber Road | Hugon Road |
London | London |
W14 9PA | SW6 3ES |
020 73856847 | 020 77518200 |
| |
Old Oak Primary School | Private, Independent and Fee Paying Secondary Schools |
Mellitus Street |
|
London | Chelsea Independent College |
W12 0AS | 517 – 523 Fulham Road |
020 87437629 | London |
SW6 1HD | |
Parayhouse School | 020 76101114 |
New Kings School Annex, New Kings Road |
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London | Latymer Upper School |
SW6 4LY | 237 King Street |
020 77510914 | London |
W6 9LR | |
Pope John RC School | 0845 6385800 |
Commonwealth Avenue |
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London | St James Senior Girls School |
W12 7QR | Earsby Street |
020 87439428 | London |
W14 8SH | |
Queen’s Manor School and Special Needs Unit | 020 73481777 |
Lysia Street |
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London | St Paul’s Girls’ School |
SW6 6ND | Brook Green |
020 73854343 | London |
W6 7BS | |
Queensmill School | 020 76032288 |
Clancarty Road |
|
London | The Fulham Preparatory School Limited |
SW6 3AA | 200 Greyhound Road |
020 73842330 | London |
W14 9SD | |
Sir John Lillie Primary School | 020 73862444 |
Lillie Road |
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London | The Godolphin and Latymer School |
SW6 7LN | Iffley Road |
020 73852107 | London |
W6 0PG | |
St Augustine’s RC Primary School | 020 87411936 |
Disbrowe Road |
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London | The Moat School |
W6 8QE | Bishops Avenue |
020 73854333 | London |
SW6 6EG | |
St Johns Walham Green C of E Primary School | 020 76109018 |
Filmer Road |
|
London | Young Dancers Academy |
SW6 6AS | 25 Bulwer Street |
020 77315454 | London |
W12 8AR | |
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School | 020 87433856 |
Masbro Road |
|
London | Private, Independent and Fee Paying Sixth Forms |
W14 0LT |
|
020 76037717 | Chelsea Independent College |
517 – 523 Fulham Road | |
St Paul’s C of E Primary School | London |
Worlidge Street | SW6 1HD |
London | 020 76101114 |
W6 9BP |
|
020 87484951 | Latymer Upper School |
237 King Street | |
St Peter’s Primary School | London |
St Peter’s Road | W6 9LR |
London | 0845 6385800 |
W6 9BA |
|
020 87487756 | St James Senior Girls’ School |
Earsby Street | |
St Stephen’s C of E Primary School | London |
Uxbridge Road | W14 8SH |
London | 020 73481777 |
W12 8LH |
|
020 87434483 | St Paul’s Girls’ School |
Brook Green | |
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | London |
Estcourt Road | W6 7BS |
London | 020 76032288 |
SW6 7HB |
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020 73858165 | The Godolphin and Latymer School |
Iffley Road | |
Sulivan Primary School | London |
Peterborough Road | W6 0PG |
London | 020 87411936 |
SW6 3BN | |
020 77365869 | |
| |
Wendell Park Primary School | |
Cobbold Road | |
London | |
W12 9LB | |
020 87431372 | |
| |
Wormholt Park Primary School | |
Bryony Road | |
London | |
W12 0SR | |
020 87435073 | |
| |
State Secondary Schools | |
| |
Burlington Danes Academy | |
Wood Lane | |
London | |
W12 0HR | |
020 87354950 | |
| |
Cambridge School | |
Cambridge Grove | |
London | |
W6 0LB | |
020 87487585 | |
| |
Fulham Cross Girls’ School and Language College | |
Munster Road | |
London | |
SW6 6BP | |
020 73810861 | |
| |
Henry Compton Secondary School | |
Kingwood Road | |
London | |
SW6 6SN | |
020 73813606 | |
| |
Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School | |
Peterborough Road | |
London | |
SW6 3ED | |
020 77312581 | |
| |
Jack Tizard School | |
South Africa Road | |
London | |
W12 7PA | |
020 87353590 | |
| |
Lady Margaret School | |
Parson’s Green | |
London | |
SW6 4UN | |
020 77367138 | |
| |
Parayhouse School | |
New Kings School Annex, New Kings Road | |
London | |
SW6 4LY | |
020 77510914 | |
| |
Phoenix High School | |
The Curve | |
London | |
W12 0RQ | |
020 87491141 | |
| |
Queensmill School | |
Clancarty Road | |
London | |
SW6 3AA | |
020 73842330 | |
| |
Sacred Heart High School | |
212 Hammersmith Road | |
London | |
W6 7DG | |
020 87487600 | |
| |
The London Oratory School | |
Seagrave Road | |
London | |
SW6 1RX | |
020 73850102 | |
| |
Woodlane High School | |
Du Cane Road | |
London | |
W12 0TN | |
020 87435668 |