St Paul's Cathedral School
St Paul's Cathedral School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 13. It has 280 pupils and room for 285.
2 New Change, London, EC4M 9AD020 7248 5156spcslondon.comMrs Judith Fremont-Barnes 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
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
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 City of London 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 | 280 | 285 | 267 | 269 | 258 | 241 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London School | Independent | 360 m | 1,040 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| City of London School for Girls | Independent (grammar) | 610 m | 794 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Higher education institutions | 700 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Fashion Retail Academy | Miscellaneous | 740 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Charterhouse Square School | Independent | 740 m | 301 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Council | 900 m | 270 | Good 2022 | 10 | Compare |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Free school | 0.6 miles | 348 | Outstanding 2019 | 98 | Compare |
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 510 | Requires improvement 2023 | 6 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Paul's Cathedral School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Paul's Cathedral School yet.
How many pupils does St Paul's Cathedral School have?
280 pupils aged 4 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 285 places, so it is 98% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 2 New Change, London, EC4M 9AD
- Telephone
- 020 7248 5156
- Website
- www.spcslondon.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Judith Fremont-Barnes
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- City of London
- Ward
- Bread Street
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1939
- URN
- 100002 · LAESTAB 2016006 · UKPRN 10018890
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.