Brighton College Prep Kensington
Brighton College Prep Kensington is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It has 329 pupils and room for 360.
10-13 Princes Gardens, SW7 1ND020 7591 4620brightoncollegeprepkensington.co.ukMrs Lois Gaffney headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Westminster council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 329 | 325 | 278 | 134 | 103 | 111 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 8% | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal College of Music | Higher education institutions | 320 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | Higher education institutions | 390 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Royal College of Art | Higher education institutions | 430 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Caelum House School | Independent | 440 m | 17 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle | Independent | 620 m | 3,420 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Queen's Gate School | Independent | 730 m | 371 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Knightsbridge School | Independent | 790 m | 295 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Glendower Preparatory School | Independent (grammar) | 830 m | 292 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Brighton College Prep Kensington a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Brighton College Prep Kensington yet.
How many pupils does Brighton College Prep Kensington have?
329 pupils aged 2 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 360 places, so it is 91% full.
Does Brighton College Prep Kensington have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 10-13 Princes Gardens, SW7 1ND
- Telephone
- 020 7591 4620
- Website
- www.brightoncollegeprepkensington.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lois Gaffney
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Ward
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 February 1991
- URN
- 100543 · LAESTAB 2136390 · UKPRN 10077629
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.