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Fairley House School

Special · ages 5-16MixedIndependent (grammar)202 pupilsWestminster
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths23%England 46%
Places48 spare202 pupils, 250 places
Pupils on roll202Census January 2024

Fairley House School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 202 pupils and room for 250.

30 Causton Street, London, SW1P 4AU020 7976 5456fairleyhouse.org.ukMr Marc Broughton headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

26 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score32.4
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths23%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths46%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 22.722.720182019: 24.824.820192022: 28.828.820222023: 21.821.820232024: 29.629.620242025: 32.432.42025
Since 2018: +9.7
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018WestminsterEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11262022202016
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 832.429.621.828.824.822.754.146.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths23%0%9%15%20%6%59%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths46%30%14%25%35%25%76%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score2.592.061.742.301.861.665.024.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%68%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 7 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Combined Science58%grades 9 to 5, England 36%

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Mathematics (33% here, 53% across England).

What is taught here
HumanitiesSocial Studies8

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Art and Design26 entries
58%England 58%
58%England 36%
Mathematics24 entries
33%England 53%
52%England 54%
50%England 52%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Art and Design2639%58%69%58%
Combined Science2417%58%67%36%
Mathematics240%33%63%53%
English Language2119%52%71%54%
Food Preparation & Nutrition1010%50%80%52%
English Literature922%89%100%58%
Social Studies80%63%75%54%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
27.540.3
Gap 12.8England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

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.

Pupils on roll202Census January 2024
Places25081% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support26%53 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan74%149 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls128 / 74
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll202219212215182184
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support37%38%42%47%62%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans64%62%58%53%38%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,69112 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate137 per 1,000 people50% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop80 mPimlico Station, 24 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Millbank Gardens Primary AcademyAcademy120 m260Not inspected99Compare
Westminster Under SchoolIndependent (grammar)200 m275Not inspectedCompare
Tachbrook Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school430 m52No overall grade 2025Compare
Pimlico PrimaryFree school470 m331No overall grade 202546Compare
Pimlico AcademyAcademy470 m1,079Report card 202682Compare
Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England580 m180Good 202490Compare
The Grey Coat HospitalAcademy650 m1,167Outstanding 202297Compare
St Matthew's School, WestminsterChurch of England770 m99Good 202322Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Fairley House School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Fairley House School yet.

How good are Fairley House School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 23% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 32.4, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Fairley House School have?

202 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 250 places, so it is 81% full.

Does Fairley House School 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
30 Causton Street, London, SW1P 4AU
Telephone
020 7976 5456
Website
www.fairleyhouse.org.uk
Headteacher
Mr Marc Broughton
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Westminster
Ward
Vincent Square
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
13 May 1982
URN
101173 · LAESTAB 2136327 · UKPRN 10014905

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from