Bales College
2j Kilburn Lane, London, W10 4AA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Dr Benjamin Moore
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 123
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 101181
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089605899
About this school
Bales College is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 20 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bales College 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
Bales College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1990, 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 | 25 | 23 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 17.0 | 22.6 | 10.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
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 Bales College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 22.6 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6 | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 121 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
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
- 28
- Pupils on SEN support
- 4
Location
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The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School0.3 miles
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Ormiston Kensington Queensmill Academy0.3 miles
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Chelsea Community Hospital School0.5 miles
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Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School0.6 miles
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La Petite Ecole Francaise0.6 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Bales College teach?
- Bales College teaches children aged 11 to 20. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Bales College?
- The headteacher of Bales College is Dr Benjamin Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bales College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bales College 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 Bales College?
- Bales College has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 20.
- Is Bales College full?
- Bales College has capacity for 123 pupils and 77 on roll (63%), 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 Bales College a faith school?
- No. Bales College has no designated religious character.
- Is Bales College a selective school?
- No. Bales College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Bales College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 17 in 2022/23 and 10.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bales College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bales College'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.