The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Academic & Pastoral Principal
- Mr David Gajadharsingh
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 102947
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02078368899
About this school
The Royal Ballet School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Royal Ballet School 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
The Royal Ballet School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, 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 | 27 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.8 | 34.2 | 36.5 |
| 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 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
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 The Royal Ballet School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.8 | 49 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.2 | 49.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 | 48.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
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
- 19
Location
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University of the Arts London0.4 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Royal Ballet School teach?
- The Royal Ballet School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the academic & pastoral principal of The Royal Ballet School?
- The academic & pastoral principal of The Royal Ballet School is Mr David Gajadharsingh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Royal Ballet School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Royal Ballet School 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 The Royal Ballet School?
- The Royal Ballet School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Royal Ballet School full?
- The Royal Ballet School has capacity for 230 pupils and 227 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Royal Ballet School a faith school?
- No. The Royal Ballet School has no designated religious character.
- How have The Royal Ballet School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.8 in 2022/23 and 36.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Royal Ballet School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Royal Ballet School'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.