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This section aims to help you find a school in London. It will inform you which areas of London are covered by which London Borough Local Education Authority (LEA) and whether they are home to any Good Schools Guide Schools. The Good Schools Guide is independent and compiled from parent’s views of a school, therefore the listings are only intended to act as a general guide to the quality of schools.

The Borough of Barnet

Covers Hampstead Garden Suburb, Finchley, East Finchley, North Finchley, Golders Green, Edgware and Mill Hill.

The Borough of Barnet has 12 Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these four are state schools and the rest are independent.

The Borough of Camden

Covers Camden Town, Regents Park, Bloomsbury, Holborn, Primrose Hill, Swiss Cottage, West Hampstead, Hampstead, Highgate and Kentish Town.

The Borough of Camden has 24 Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these eight are state schools and the rest are independent.

City of London

Covers the City of London, known as the ‘square mile’.

The City of London only has five schools within its area, four of these are Good Schools Guide schools, all are independent.

The Borough of Ealing

Covers Ealing.

The Borough of Ealing has seven Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these one is a state school and the rest are independent.

The Borough of Greenwich

Covers Greenwich and Blackheath Park.

The Borough of Greenwich has three Good Schools Guide schools within its area, all are independent.

The Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Covers Hammersmith, Fulham, West Kensington and Shepherds Bush.

The Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham has 16 Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these two are state schools and the rest are independent.

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The Borough of Haringey

Covers Highgate and Muswell Hill.

The Borough of Haringey has eight Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these two are state schools and the rest are independent.

The Borough of Harrow

Covers Harrow on the Hill and part of Pinner.

The Borough of Harrow has five Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these one is a state school and the rest are independent.

The Borough of Hillingdon

Covers part of Pinner.

The Borough of Hillingdon has four Good Schools Guide schools within its area, they are all independent.

The Borough of Hounslow

Covers Chiswick.

The Borough of Hounslow has five Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these two are state schools and the rest are independent.

The Borough of Islington

Covers Islington.

The Borough of Islington has no Good Schools Guide schools within its area.

The Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Covers Kensington, Chelsea, Holland Park, Notting Hill and North Kensington.

The Borough of Kensington & Chelsea has 32 Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these four are state schools and the rest are independent.

The Borough of Lambeth

Covers Lambeth, South Lambeth, Clapham and Clapham Park.

The Borough of Lambeth has four Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these one is a state school and the rest are independent.

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The Borough of Lewisham

Covers part of Blackheath.

The Borough of Lewisham has six Good Schools Guide schools within its area, one of these is a state school and the rest are independent.

The Borough of Newham

Covers Silvertown and the Royal Docks areas of the Docklands development.

The Borough of Newham has no Good Schools Guide schools within its area.

The Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Covers Richmond, Kew, Mortlake, Barnes, East Sheen, Petersham, Ham and Twickenham.

The Borough of Richmond upon Thames has 19 Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these six are state schools, the rest are independent.

The Borough of Southwark

Covers Dulwich.

The Borough of Southwark has nine Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these one is a state school and the rest are independent schools.

The Borough of Tower Hamlets

Covers Wapping and the Isle of Dogs.

The Borough of Tower Hamlets has no Good Schools Guide schools within its area.

The Borough of Wandsworth

Covers Wandsworth, Wandsworth Common, Clapham Junction, Clapham Common, Battersea, Putney and Putney Heath.

The Borough of Wandsworth has 26 Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these seven are state schools and the rest are independent.

The Borough of Westminster

Covers the West End, Pimlico, Bayswater, St John’s Wood and Marylebone.

The Borough of Westminster has 25 Good Schools Guide schools within its area, of these five are state schools and the rest are independent.

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