Collingham
23 Collingham Gardens, London, SW5 0HL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr James Allder
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 223
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 100539
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072447414
About this school
Collingham is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 13 to 19 and has 162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Collingham under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Collingham has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 1987, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 27 | 29 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | 19.4 | 17.2 | 21.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 27.6% | 35.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 34.5% | 50% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Collingham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kensington and Chelsea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.4 | 34.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 17.2 | 32 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 21.4 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 160 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
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
- 10
- Pupils on SEN support
- 115
Location
Nearby schools
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Wetherby School, Kensington0.1 miles
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St Philip's School0.2 miles
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Falkner House0.3 miles
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Mander Portman Woodward School0.4 miles
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Glendower Preparatory School0.4 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Collingham teach?
- Collingham teaches children aged 13 to 19. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Collingham?
- The headteacher of Collingham is Mr James Allder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Collingham been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Collingham 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 many pupils are at Collingham?
- Collingham has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 19.
- Is Collingham full?
- Collingham has capacity for 223 pupils and 162 on roll (73%), 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 Collingham a faith school?
- No. Collingham has no designated religious character.
- Is Collingham a selective school?
- No. Collingham is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Collingham's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 19.4 in 2022/23 and 21.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Collingham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Collingham's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.