Thomas's Kensington
1 St. Albans Grove, London, W8 5PN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Matthews
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 329
- URN
- 100534
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Telephone
- 02073616500
About this school
Thomas's Kensington is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 329 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Thomas's Kensington under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Thomas's Kensington has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Thomas's Kensington has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 376 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 31
Location
Nearby schools
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Ashbourne College0.3 miles
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine0.4 miles
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Royal College of Art0.4 miles
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Collingham0.5 miles
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St Philip's School0.5 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Thomas's Kensington teach?
- Thomas's Kensington teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas's Kensington?
- The headteacher of Thomas's Kensington is Mr Alex Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas's Kensington been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Thomas's Kensington under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Thomas's Kensington?
- Thomas's Kensington has 329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thomas's Kensington full?
- Thomas's Kensington has capacity for 400 pupils and 329 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thomas's Kensington a faith school?
- No. Thomas's Kensington has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas's Kensington publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Thomas's Kensington. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.