WELCOME TO KNIGHTSBRIDGE'S BEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS
The isbi Schools Directory Guide To The Top Private Schools & Colleges In London Knightsbridge
For anyone planning a move to or within Knightsbridge in central London, we have collated information below about different places to live, schools, estate agents and other information we think useful for relocating within this fantastic part of London.
Offering some of the best living anywhere in Great Britain, Knightsbridge and famous areas around Knightsbridge include Hyde Park, Belgravia, and Kensington
Knightsbridge has a great choice of high quality UK private schools, beautiful countryside, lots of activities and excellent housing - with a fantastic range of different properties to call home, from brilliantly located apartments, period terrace houses and innovative new builds to executive housing, family townhouses and apartments.
"The bright lights of Knightsbridge attract tourists from around the world as well as Londoners with a love for extravagance. Explore exotic items buried deep within Harrods or stylish new threads from Harvey Nics. If you’re not interested in treading the floors of these world-renowned superstores, how about a tour of some of London’s finest museums, all conveniently found on one thoroughfare. After all that time on your feet, a slap-up dinner in one of Knightsbridge’s swanky restaurants is in order." Time Out
Knightsbridge is in a prime central London location. Bordering Hyde Park to the north, Belgravia to the east, Chelsea to the south and South Kensington to the west.
Harrods, perhaps the most famous shop in London, has a long and rich history. First opened in 1834 by Charles Henry Harrod, its uniqueness is unmatched. In 1967 a baby elephant was bought at Harrods and given to Ronald Reagan!
For more fun facts about figures about Knightsbridge and the surrounding areas of Knightsbridge, scroll down to our Knightsbridge feature page!
TOP PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE, ENGLAND, UK
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Looking for a prestigious Independent (private) school in Knightsbridge, GB?
If you are thinking of moving to live in Knightsbridge (or you already live in Knightsbridge but are considering relocating) and you and your family are researching some of the best private schools in Knightsbridge there is a big choice of high quality Knightsbridge schools, with a number of the Knightsbridge’s highest ranking Independent schools considered to be some of the best in the UK.
Knightsbridge’s private education sector features day schools and boarding schools, girls’ schools, boys’ schools and co-educational (mixed) schools, including leading private Nurseries, Prep Schools, Independent Secondary and Sixth Form schools and colleges.
Find Private Schools In Knightsbridge UK (Or "Private Schools Near Me")
Developed over the last 36+ years, the isbi School Search Directory is one of the largest and most comprehensive private schools directories available, helping thousands of families to find, compare and select good schools since the 1980s.
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THE BEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND BEST PRIVATE SCHOOLS & COLLEGES IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE
Please see below for a full list of private schools and colleges in Knightsbridge, some of the best of which being:
Eaton Square School
Belgravia, London, England, SW1V 1PP
Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 2-13 Years, Day
Eaton Square School offer's a well-balanced education, placing an emphasis on developing the whole child pupils will be fully prepared to take their own place in an ever-changing world.
[Read More About Eaton Square School…]
Abercorn School
South Hampstead, London, England, NW8 9XP
Private School (Fee Paying), Co-Educational, 2-13 Years, Day
Abercorn School aim to lead the way in educating young people about diversity and equality and give every child the confidence to discover where their gifts lie and to enjoy their talents.
[Read More About Abercorn School...]
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls
Hammersmith, London, England, W6 7EA
Private School (Fee Paying), Girls, 4-11 Years, Day
Bute House has an outstanding reputation for the academic success of the girls, but a great education encompasses so much more and, in fact, contributes to academic success. Bute House is forward thinking and offers a broad curriculum that develops skills alongside knowledge, provides opportunities for girls to excel in subjects like science and technology and develops their passions for creative and performing arts, sport and music.
[Read More About Bute House Preparatory School for Girls…]
Top Private Independent Secondary Schools & Colleges In London, UK
Some of the best Independent Secondary schools and colleges and Sixth Form schools and colleges in London, Great Britain providing a top-tier, world-class British day and boarding single-sex and mixed education for boys and girls include:
- Abingdon House School College
- ACS Hillingdon International School
- Albemarle Independent College
- Alleyn's School
- Ashbourne Independent Sixth Form College
- ArtsEd
- Bales College
- Blackheath High School (GDST)
- Brampton College
- Campbell Harris
- CATS College London
- Channing School
- Christ the King Sixth Form College
- City of London School
- City of London School for Girls
- Colfe's School
- Collingham
- Croydon High School (GDST)
- David Game College
- DLD College (Belgravia Campus)
- DLD College London
- Dwight School London
- Ealing Independent College
- Eltham College
- Emanuel School
- Forest School
- Francis Holland School, Regent's Park, NW1
- Francis Holland School, Sloane Square, SW1
- Halcyon London International School
- Hampton School
- Harrow School
- Highgate School
- Ibstock Place School
- International School of London
- King's College School
- Kings London
- Lady Eleanor Holles
- Lakefield Catering and Educational College
- Lansdowne College
- Leyton Sixth Form College
- Lionheart School
- Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
- Mander Portman Woodward School, London
- Mill Hill School
- More House School
- Newham Sixth Form College
- Normanhurst School
- North Bridge House Senior Canonbury
- North Bridge House Senior Hampstead
- Northwood College for Girls
- Northwood Senior
- Notting Hill and Ealing High School (GDST)
- Oak Hill Theological College
- Oak Heights
- Palmers Green High School
- Phoenix Academy
- Portland Place School
- Putney High School (GDST)
- Queen's College, London
- Queen's Gate School
- Radnor House School
- Red Balloon Learner Centre, Northwest London
- Regent College
- Right Choice Project
- Riverston School
- Roehampton Gate School
- South Hampstead High School (GDST)
- Southbank International School, Westminster
- St Augustine's Priory
- St Benedict's School
- St Catherine's School
- St Dunstan's College
- St Helen's School
- St John's Senior School
- St Margaret's School
- St Paul's Girls' School
- Streatham & Clapham High School (GDST)
- StreetVibes Media Academy
- Susi Earnshaw Theatre School
- Swedish School In London
- Sydenham High School (GDST)
- Sylvia Young Theatre School
- The American School in London
- The Cedars School
- The Godolphin and Latymer School
- The Harrodian School
- The John Lyon School
- The Laurels School
- The Ray Cochrane CIDESCO International Beauty School
- The Royal Ballet School
- University College School
- Wapping High School
- Wentworth Tutorial College
- West London Free School
- Westminster School
- Westminster Tutors
- Wimbledon High School (GDST)
- Wisdom School
- Young Dancers Academy
- James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS)
- Kensington Park School Lower School
- Latymer Upper School
- St James Senior Girls' School
- The King Alfred School
Top Private Pre-Preparatory & Preparatory Schools In London, UK
Some of the best Pre-Prep and Prep schools in London, Great Britain providing a top-tier, world-class British day and boarding single-sex and mixed education for boys and girls aged from 3 years to 11 or 13 years include:
- Abercorn School
- Alleyn's Junior School
- Alpha Preparatory School
- Annemount School
- Arnold House School
- Ashgrove School
- Ashton House School
- Avenue House School
- Avenue Nursery and Pre-Preparatory School
- Bassett House School
- Blackheath Prep
- Broomwood Hall Lower School
- Broomwood Hall Upper School
- Buckingham College Preparatory School
- Bute House Preparatory School for Girls
- Buxlow Preparatory School
- Channing Junior School
- Charterhouse Square School
- Chepstow House School
- Chiswick and Bedford Park Preparatory
- Clifton Lodge School
- Colfe's Preparatory School
- Connaught House School
- Croydon High School (GDST) - Junior Department
- Dallington School
- Devonshire House Preparatory School
- Dolphin School
- Donhead (Wimbledon College Preparatory School)
- Dulwich Prep London
- Durston House
- Eaton House, The Manor
- Eaton Square School
- Ecole Francaise Jacques Prevert
- Eltham College Junior School
- Eveline Day School
- Falkner House
- Faraday School
- Finton House School
- Fulham Prep School
- Fulham Prep School (Pre-Prep Department)
- Garden House School
- Gatehouse School
- Glendower Preparatory School
- Goodwyn School
- Grange Park Preparatory School
- Grangewood Independent School
- Greenwich Steiner School
- Hampstead Hill School
- Harvington Prep School
- Hawkesdown House School
- Heath House Preparatory School
- Heathfield House School
- Heathside Preparatory School
- Hendon Preparatory School
- Hereward House School
- Herne Hill School
- Hill House School
- Holland House School
- Hornsby House School
- Hurlingham School
- James Allen's Preparatory School
- Keble School
- Kensington Prep School (GDST)
- King's College Junior School
- Knightsbridge School
- L'Ãcole des Petits, Battersea
- L'Ecole des Petits, Fulham
- La Petite Ecole Francais
- LEcole de Battersea
- Lady Eleanor Holles Junior School
- Latymer Prep School
- London Christian School
- London Steiner School
- Lyndhurst House Preparatory School
- Maple Walk School
- Maria Montessori School, Bayswater
- Maria Montessori School, Hampstead
- Maria Montessori School, Notting Hill
- Maria Montessori School, West Hampstead
- Nancy Reuben Primary School
- Newland House School
- Newton Prep
- Norfolk House School
- Norland Place School
- North Bridge House Nursery School Hampstead
- North Bridge House Pre-Prep School Hampstead
- North Bridge House Prep School Regent's Park
- Northcote Lodge
- Notting Hill Preparatory School
- Oakfield Preparatory School
- Oliver House School
- Orchard House School
- Orley Farm School
- Paint Pots Montessori School
- Parkgate House School
- Parsons Green Preparatory School
- Pembridge Hall
- Prince's Gardens Preparatory School
- Princes Gardens Preparatory School
- Prospect House School
- Quainton Hall School
- Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
- Redcliffe School
- Reddiford School
- River House Montessori School
- Rolfe's Nursery School
- Rosemary Works School
- Rosemead Preparatory School
- Roxeth Mead Preparatory School
- Saint Christina's School
- Salcombe Preparatory School
- Sarum Hall School
- Snaresbrook Preparatory School
- Southbank International School, Kensington
- St Anthony's School for Boys
- St Christopher's School
- St Christopher's School
- St Helen's College
- St James Preparatory School
- St John's School
- St John's Wood Pre-Preparatory School
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School
- St Martin's School
- St Martin's School
- St Mary's School, Hampstead
- St Nicholas School
- St Olave's Preparatory School
- St Paul's Cathedral School
- St Paul's Juniors (formerly Colet Court)
- St Paul's Steiner School
- Sunrise Primary School
- The Academy School
- The Cavendish School
- The Children's House Upper School
- The Falcons School for Boys
- The Falcons School for Girls
- The Gower School
- The Hall School
- The Hall School, Northwood
- The Hampshire School
- The Kerem School
- The Lloyd Williamson School, Pre-Prep and Nursery
- The Lyceum
- The Mall School
- The Merlin School
- The Mulberry House School
- The Norwegian School
- The Pointer School
- The Roche School
- The Rowans School
- The Study Preparatory School
- The Study School
- The Swaminarayan School
- The Villa
- The Village School
- The White House Preparatory School and Woodentops Kindergarten
- Thomas's Kindergarten, Battersea
- Thomas's, Battersea
- Thomas's, Clapham
- Thomas's, Fulham
- Thomas's, Kensington
- Toad Hall Montessori Nursery School
- Torah Vodaas
- Tower House School
- Tree Tops Nursery (Cumnor House)
- Trevor-Roberts School
- Twickenham Preparatory School
- University College Junior School
- Ursuline Preparatory School
- Vita et Pax School
- Walthamstow Montessori School
- Wandsworth Preparatory School
- Welsh School of London
- Westminster Abbey Choir School
- Westminster Cathedral Choir School
- Westminster Under School
- Wetherby Preparatory School
- Wetherby School
- Willington School
- Wimbledon Common Preparatory School
- Wimbledon High School (GDST) Junior School
- Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy
Special Needs Schools In London, UK
Some of the best Special Needs schools in London, Great Britain providing a top-tier, world-class British Special Needs and Special Education Needs education for boys and girls (single-sex and mixed) include:
- Blossom House School
- Blossom Lower School
- Brown's School
- Cavendish School
- Centre Academy
- Charlton School
- Chelsea Hall School
- East London Independent Special School
- Fairley House School
- Frederick Hugh House
- Gloucester House (Tavistock Childrens Day Unit)
- Hall School Wimbledon
- Hillingdon Manor School
- Insights Education Centre
- Kestrel House School
- Kisharon Day School
- Linden Lodge School
- Nightingale School
- Oak Lodge School
- Parayhouse School
- Pield Heath House School
- RNIB Sunshine House School and Children's Home
- Rutherford School
- Side by Side Kids
- Snowflake School for Children with Autism
- Southover Partnership School
- Sybil Elgar School
- The Chelsea Group of Children
- The Dominie
- The Holmewood School
- The Moat School
- The Rainbow Charity for Children with Autism (incorporating the Rainbow School)
- Treehouse School
- Vanguard School
- Vauxhall Primary School
- Westside School
- Whitefield Schools and Centre
MOVING TO KNIGHTSBRIDGE? RELOCATING TO KNIGHTSBRIDGE?
Where To Live In Knightsbridge, England, UK
The most popular neighbourhoods in and around the Knightsbridge area (GB) include, with approximate population numbers:
> Knightsbridge, UK
Knightsbridge (9,270), Chelsea (156,200), South Kensington (141,200), Belgravia (12,100)
FOCUS ON... LIVING IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE, ENGLAND, UK
Knightsbridge is a very popular place to live and many people move to Knightsbridge each year, or to near Knightsbridge and the surrounding area, from around the United Kingdom and abroad.
Many of those moving to Knightsbridge are looking for a bustling and vibrant location with endless opportunities to choose from. Deciding to relocate to Knightsbridge in order to enjoy a different pace of life of the historic and elegant surroundings of a prosperous city with great facilities and leisure amenities, high quality housing and schools, fantastic pubs, restaurants and sports and popular cultural events, arts and music.
Eight Things To Know About Knightsbridge, England, UK
> FACT 1: Each year the British Summer Time Hyde Park festival takes place in Hyde Park! It’s a great atmosphere for all Londoners who flock to the festival. Previous headline acts include the Rolling Stones, Kylie Minogue, The Who, Taylor Swift, Queen, Blur and Pink Floyd!
> FACT 2: Some of the most famous residents of Knightsbridge include Charles Saatchi, Roman Abramovich and Nigella Lawson!
*FACT 3: 2007 marked the sale of the world’s most expensive apartment. A Qatari Prince bought One Hyde Park for over £100.000 Million!
> FACT 4: Harrods, the world famous department store, was the location for the world’s first escalator, opening in 1898!
> FACT 5: Many London boroughs have interesting stories behind their names and Knightsbridge certainly follows suit. Legend has it that knights used this specific bridge because they had to receive a special blessing from the Bishop of London at Fulham during the Holy Wars.
> FACT 6: For some insta-worthy snaps, head straight to El&N cafe on Hans Crescent where the walls are covered in bright pink love hearts!
> FACT 7: Visit Wellington Arch to see the largest bronze sculpture in Europe. The arch was originally built as an entryway into Buckingham Palace but actually celebrates Wellington’s grand defeat over Napoleon. The archway is now an English Heritage monument.
> FACT 8: If you’re feeling peckish there are a wide variety of traditional English pubs to choose from right in the centre of Knightsbridge. The Grenadier, a hidden gem nestled in a private London mews is definitely worth a visit with its famous beef wellington and real ale.
Where To Live In Knightsbridge, UK
Knightsbridge and the surrounding area offers a huge choice of high quality, premium and luxury property to meet the needs of any family, whether wanting a townhouse, large apartment, mansion, with or without granny annex, garden or courtyard. There are also property development and investment opportunities too, with land available to purchase and properties in need of renovation.
For central city living, Knightsbridge and the areas near Knightsbridge are full of bustling districts and leafy suburbs, lush green areas, charming Crescents and estates, vibrant high streets, busy neighbourhoods and friendly residential communities.
Some of the popular residential areas include:
Hyde Park Corner Knightsbridge, South Cambridge Drive Knightsbridge, Exhibition Road Knightsbridge, Cromwell Gardens Knightsbridge, Brompton Road Knightsbridge, Ennismore Garden Mews Knightsbridge, Montpelier Place Knightsbridge, Pont Street Knightsbridge, Trevor Square Knightsbridge
Commuting To And From Knightsbridge By Rail Or Road
Relocating to Knightsbridge is especially popular with those who have offices based in London and are happy to commute into the centre for the majority of the week.
Others are happy to commute regularly to The City of London, Canary Wharf, Westminster, The West End and other locations for work.
Travel times to key destinations by road and rail include:
> Knightsbridge To City of London: The City is about 5 miles by road from Knightsbridge via the A3211 and driving to the centre of The City from Knightsbridge normally takes under 30 minutes. There is a very tube service to The City from Knightsbridge, with tubes taking from 30 minutes via the District and Circle Line to get to The City.
> Knightsbridge To Canary Wharf: Canary Wharf is about 7 miles by road from Knightsbridge via the A3211 and driving to the centre of Canary Wharf from Knightsbridge normally takes under 40 minutes. There is a very regular tube service to Canary Wharf from Knightsbridge, with tubes taking from 35 minutes to 40 minutes via the Piccadilly and Jubilee Lines to get to Canary Wharf
> Knightsbridge To Westminster: Westminster is about 2 miles by road from Knightsbridge via the A302 and driving to the centre of Westminster from Knightsbridge normally takes under 10 minutes. There is a very regular tube service to Westminster from Knightsbridge, with tubes taking from 20 minutes via the District and Circle Lines to get to Westminster.
> Knightsbridge To The West End: The West End is about 3 miles by road from Knightsbridge via the A4 and driving to the centre of The West End from Knightsbridge normally takes under 15 minutes. There is a very regular tube service to The West End from Knightsbridge, with tubes taking from 25 minutes via the Piccadilly or Northern Lines to get to The West End.
Nearest Airports To Knightsbridge, UK
The nearest airport to Knightsbridge is London City International Airport (LCY) which is 9 miles away. Other nearby airports include London Heathrow (LHR) (under 12 miles), London Gatwick (LGW) (under 23 miles) and London Luton (LTN) (under 27 miles).
ESTATE AGENTS IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE, ENGLAND, UK
Andrew Reeves Estate Agents
Best Gapp Estate Agents
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Chestertons Knightsbridge & Belgravia Estate Agents
Dexters Chelsea Estate Agents
Henry & James Estate Agents
SW7 Estate Agents
Marsh & Parsons Knightsbridge Estate Agents
Knight Frank Estate Agents
Ellis & Co. Estate Agents
Hamptons Estate Agents