Brighton College Prep Kensington
10-13 Princes Gardens, SW7 1ND
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lois Gaffney
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 329
- URN
- 100543
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02075914620
About this school
Brighton College Prep Kensington is an independent school in Westminster. It teaches children aged 2 to 13 and has 329 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brighton College Prep Kensington 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
Brighton College Prep Kensington has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1991, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Brighton College Prep 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 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 278 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
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Royal College of Music0.2 miles
Universities · London
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine0.2 miles
Universities · London
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Royal College of Art0.3 miles
Universities · London
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Caelum House School0.3 miles
Special schools · London
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Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What year groups does Brighton College Prep Kensington teach?
- Brighton College Prep Kensington teaches children aged 2 to 13. It is an independent school in Westminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Brighton College Prep Kensington?
- The headteacher of Brighton College Prep Kensington is Mrs Lois Gaffney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brighton College Prep Kensington been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brighton College Prep 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 Brighton College Prep Kensington?
- Brighton College Prep Kensington has 329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 13.
- Is Brighton College Prep Kensington full?
- Brighton College Prep Kensington has capacity for 360 pupils and 329 on roll (91%), 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 Brighton College Prep Kensington a faith school?
- No. Brighton College Prep Kensington has no designated religious character.
- Is Brighton College Prep Kensington a selective school?
- Yes. Brighton College Prep Kensington is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Does Brighton College Prep 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 Brighton College Prep 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.