Thomas's Kensington
Thomas's Kensington is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 329 pupils and room for 400.
1 St. Albans Grove, London, W8 5PN020 7361 6500Mr Alex Matthews 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.
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 | 329 | 327 | 346 | 376 | 385 | 397 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% | 23% | 22% | 28% | 2% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbourne College | Independent | 440 m | 223 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School | Church of England | 470 m | 160 | Good 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | Higher education institutions | 710 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Royal College of Art | Higher education institutions | 720 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Collingham | Independent | 730 m | 162 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 730 m | 220 | Good 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| St Philip's School | Independent (grammar) | 770 m | 79 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Royal College of Music | Higher education institutions | 770 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Thomas's Kensington a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Thomas's Kensington yet.
How many pupils does Thomas's Kensington have?
329 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 400 places, so it is 82% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 1 St. Albans Grove, London, W8 5PN
- Telephone
- 020 7361 6500
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Matthews
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Ward
- Queen's Gate
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 December 1980
- URN
- 100534 · LAESTAB 2076317 · UKPRN 10079905
- Formerly
- Lady Eden's School
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.