Royal College of Art

CollegeMixedHigher education institutionsLondon Kensington and Chelsea

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Royal College of Art is a higher education institutions in London for boys and girls.

Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2EU020 7590 4444rca.ac.ukDr Paul Thompson vice-chancellorAll details

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Getting a place

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

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Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m59612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate425 per 1,000 people367% higher than the England average

Nearest bus stop30 mRoyal Albert Hall, 19 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

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School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	Higher education institutions	100 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Royal College of Music	Higher education institutions	260 m	–	Not inspected	–	Compare
Brighton College Prep Kensington	Independent (grammar)	430 m	329	Not inspected	–	Compare
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle	Independent	680 m	3,420	Not inspected	–	Compare
Thomas's Kensington	Independent	720 m	329	Not inspected	–	Compare
Queen's Gate School	Independent	740 m	371	Not inspected	–	Compare
Ashbourne College	Independent	780 m	223	Not inspected	–	Compare
Glendower Preparatory School	Independent (grammar)	820 m	292	Not inspected	–	Compare

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Contact and details

Address: Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2EU
Telephone: 020 7590 4444
Website: www.rca.ac.uk
Vice-Chancellor: Dr Paul Thompson
Type of school: Higher education institutions (Higher education institutions, universities)
Phase: College
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Constituency: Cities of London and Westminster
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 133889 · UKPRN 10007777

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

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.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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