Hill House School
Hill House School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 13. It has 396 pupils and room for 990.
Hans Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 0EP020 7584 1331hillhouseschool.co.ukMr E J S Townend headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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
Open to all. There is no 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 Kensington and Chelsea 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 | 396 | 465 | 468 | 482 | 507 | 553 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 13% | 12% | 15% | 14% | 8% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| More House School | Independent (grammar) | 40 m | 79 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Knightsbridge School | Independent | 200 m | 295 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Sussex House School | Independent | 310 m | 184 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Church of England | 490 m | 204 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| St. Thomas More Language College | Academy | 500 m | 489 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 500 m | 225 | Outstanding 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| Inchbald School of Design | Miscellaneous | 510 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Eaton House School | Independent | 510 m | 114 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Hill House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Hill House School yet.
How many pupils does Hill House School have?
396 pupils aged 4 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 990 places, so it is 40% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Hans Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 0EP
- Telephone
- 020 7584 1331
- Website
- www.hillhouseschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr E J S Townend
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Ward
- Brompton & Hans Town
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 27 March 1958
- URN
- 100518 · LAESTAB 2076188 · UKPRN 10018546
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.