Schools in Kensington and Chelsea
38 state-funded schools, 12,914 pupils. 94.6% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 16 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Kensington and Chelsea?
Kensington and Chelsea has 38 state-funded schools teaching 12,914 pupils. 26 primary, 6 secondary, 3 nursery.
What percentage of schools in Kensington and Chelsea are Good or Outstanding?
94.6% of the 37 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Kensington and Chelsea are rated Good or Outstanding: 16 Outstanding and 19 Good. 1 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Kensington and Chelsea are rated Outstanding?
16 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Kensington and Chelsea: Kensington Aldridge Academy, The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School, All Saints Catholic College, Colville Primary School, Marlborough Primary School, Fox Primary School, and 10 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Kensington Aldridge AcademySecondary1,224Outstanding 2024
- The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolSecondary1,024Outstanding 2021
- All Saints Catholic CollegeSecondary846Outstanding 2022
- Colville Primary SchoolPrimary467Outstanding 2024
- Marlborough Primary SchoolPrimary444Outstanding 2024
- Fox Primary SchoolPrimary415Outstanding 2023
- Thomas Jones Primary SchoolPrimary234Outstanding 2023
- Kensington Primary AcademyPrimary232Outstanding 2018
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary226Outstanding 2024
- Oratory Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary210Outstanding 2023
- Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary202Outstanding 2024
- Servite RC Primary SchoolPrimary198Outstanding 2021
- St Thomas' CofE Primary SchoolPrimary197Outstanding 2025
- Chelsea Community Hospital SchoolSpecial108Outstanding 2023
- Golborne & Maxilla Nursery SchoolNursery96Outstanding 2023
- Chelsea Open Air Nursery SchoolNursery65Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 26 | 26 | 96.2% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Nursery | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Special | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 0 | — |
Every school in Kensington and Chelsea
Showing 20 of 38 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holland Park School Grade inherited from previous URN 140134 | Secondary | 1,336 | Inadequate2022Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kensington Aldridge Academy | Secondary | 1,224 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chelsea Academy | Secondary | 1,126 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School | Secondary | 1,024 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Saints Catholic College | Secondary | 846 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St. Thomas More Language College Grade inherited from previous URN 100502 | Secondary | 541 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Colville Primary School | Primary | 467 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Marlborough Primary School | Primary | 444 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bousfield Primary School | Primary | 431 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fox Primary School | Primary | 415 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Barlby Primary School | Primary | 368 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Avondale Park Primary School | Primary | 293 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bevington Primary School | Primary | 264 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thomas Jones Primary School | Primary | 234 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kensington Primary Academy | Primary | 232 | Outstanding2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 226 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oxford Gardens Primary School | Primary | 225 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Charles Catholic Primary School | Primary | 214 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School | Primary | 213 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 210 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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