Arden House
206-208 Latimer Road, London, W10 6QY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Shirley Drummond
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 26
- URN
- 132788
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089620345
About this school
Arden House is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 26 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Arden House 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
Arden House has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 2000, 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 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.2 | 3.4 | 7.9 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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 Arden House 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 | 1.2 | 34.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 32 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
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
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 5
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ormiston Latimer Academy0.2 miles
Academies · London
-
Bassett House School0.2 miles
Independent schools
-
La Petite Ecole Francaise0.3 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Woodlane High School0.4 miles
Special schools · London
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Chelsea Community Hospital School0.5 miles
Special schools · London
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Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from The Lloyd Williamson School Foundation to Arden House recorded 3 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Arden House teach?
- Arden House teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Arden House?
- The headteacher of Arden House is Ms Shirley Drummond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Arden House been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Arden House 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 Arden House?
- Arden House has 26 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Arden House full?
- Arden House has capacity for 75 pupils and 26 on roll (35%), 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 Arden House a faith school?
- No. Arden House has no designated religious character.
- Is Arden House a selective school?
- Yes. Arden House is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Arden House's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.2 in 2022/23 and 7.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Arden House's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arden House'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 3 September 2026.