Wetherby School, Kensington
Wetherby School, Kensington is an independent school in for boys aged 2 to 8. It has 106 pupils and room for 321.
4 Wetherby Gardens, London, SW5 0JN020 3910 9760wetherbyschool.co.ukMs Victoria Playford 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
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 | 106 | 112 | 196 | 152 | 144 | 140 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 32% | 0% | 36% | 7% | 28% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bousfield Primary School | Council | 170 m | 434 | Good 2022 | 95 | Compare |
| Collingham | Independent | 170 m | 162 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Philip's School | Independent (grammar) | 260 m | 79 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Falkner House | Independent | 340 m | 360 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School | Academy | 480 m | 160 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Mander Portman Woodward School | Independent | 510 m | 524 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Glendower Preparatory School | Independent (grammar) | 540 m | 292 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Queen's Gate School | Independent | 630 m | 371 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Wetherby School, Kensington a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Wetherby School, Kensington yet.
How many pupils does Wetherby School, Kensington have?
106 pupils aged 2 to 8 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 321 places, so it is 33% full. It is a boys' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 4 Wetherby Gardens, London, SW5 0JN
- Telephone
- 020 3910 9760
- Website
- www.wetherbyschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Victoria Playford
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-8
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Ward
- Courtfield
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 August 2017 (new provision)
- URN
- 144516 · LAESTAB 2076013 · UKPRN 10065246
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.