# Education in City of London Central London. 15,631 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres. 2 layers about education for City of London, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) ## Number of schools City of London: **6** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026. City of London had 6 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/education#l-schools-count ## Schools Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey. Published as points, so there is no single figure for City of London. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#place=E09000001) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/education#l-schools ## Schools in City of London City of London has 6 open schools: 1 primary and 5 independent. | Latest Ofsted grade | Schools | | --- | --- | | Outstanding | 1 | | Good | 0 | | Requires improvement | 0 | | Inadequate | 0 | The one school in Ofsted's file has an overall grade from a graded inspection in June 2024. Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026. ### Primary (1) (1) | School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [The Aldgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-aldgate-school-e100000) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 229 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 77% met KS2 standard | ### Independent (5) (5) | School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Charterhouse Square School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charterhouse-square-school-e100463) | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 301 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | | [City of London School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-school-e100003) | Other independent school | 10 to 18 | 1,040 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | | [City of London School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-school-for-girls-e100001) | Other independent school | 10 to 18 | 794 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | | [David Game College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/david-game-college-e100544) | Other independent school | 13 to 22 | 247 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | | [St Paul's Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cathedral-school-e100002) | Other independent school | 4 to 13 | 280 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here. Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026. ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/housing) (7) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/health) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/economy) (2) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/council-tax) (9) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E09000001/data?family=education ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/education, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/education#l-schools-count. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london/education