The Swedish School
The Swedish School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 216 pupils and room for 330.
82 Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9JS020 8741 1751swedishschool.org.ukMs Anette Elving Ferm 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 Richmond upon Thames 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 | 216 | 207 | 230 | 242 | 238 | 184 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 2% | 14% | 2% | 0% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's School | Independent | 240 m | 1,504 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lowther Primary School | Council | 320 m | 244 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
| St Peter's Primary School | Church of England | 660 m | 210 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| West London Free School | Free school | 680 m | 926 | Good 2022 | 95 | Compare |
| Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep | Independent (grammar) | 730 m | 1,443 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Harrodian School | Independent | 790 m | 1,034 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School | Independent (grammar) | 850 m | 38 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | Independent | 850 m | 422 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Swedish School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Swedish School yet.
How many pupils does The Swedish School have?
216 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 330 places, so it is 65% full.
Does The Swedish School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 82 Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9JS
- Telephone
- 020 8741 1751
- Website
- www.swedishschool.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Anette Elving Ferm
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ward
- Barnes
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 14 February 1986
- URN
- 102948 · LAESTAB 3186076 · UKPRN 10016042
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.