Selective state schools in London
State-funded grammar schools are top of the class when it comes to exam results and providing a bright future for your child – and it’s all fee free. To gain a place at one of these sought-after schools your child must demonstrate their academic prowess by passing the 11-plus exam.
This selective entry process places the highest performing students (aged 11-16) from any background in the same classroom, allowing teachers to deliver lessons more effectively than those within the comprehensive system.
There are 19 selective state schools in London, also called grammar schools:
- Henrietta Barnett School (girls)
- Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School for Boys
- Michael’s Catholic School (girls)
- Beths Grammar School (boys)
- Bexley Grammar School (mixed)
- Chislehurst and Sidcup School (mixed)
- Townley Grammar School (girls)
- Newstead Wood School (girls)
- St Olave’s & St Saviour’s Grammar School (boys)
- The Latymer School (mixed)
- Tiffin Girls’ School
- Tiffin School (boys)
- Ilford County High School (boys)
- Woodford County High School (girls)
- Nonsuch High School (girls)
- Sutton Grammar School (boys)
- Wallington County Grammar School (boys)
- Wallington High School for Girls
- Wilson’s School (boys)
Finding a good state school in London
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