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Best feeder schools for St Paul's Girls' and Westminster?

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Newgirlandboy · 20/06/2026 16:39

Does anyone have thoughts for the best prep schools to feed Westminster and St Paul's Girls'?

This is for a very bright, all rounder, international student. Obviously Westminster Under School, but which are the other best options for both?

Thank you

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afewtoomanychoices · 20/06/2026 23:00

Bute house, falkner, glendower, Kensington prep

nblove · 21/06/2026 17:00

Agree with the above however it depends which year group your dd is in - Bute has a big year 3 intake with many girls coming from Kensington Prep and Glendower, which means space gets freed up at those schools also.
Falkner rarely has any vacancies after 4+ as hardly anyone leaves and somehow those that leave don’t always get replaced. Another place to consider is Pembridge which is non selective.

Newgirlandboy · 22/06/2026 16:33

Thanks so much. This is for entry next September 2027, into yr 4. I read the Bute rarely has space available after y3. Thank you for your help

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CruCru · 23/06/2026 10:36

One thing - St Paul’s Girls now has a policy that they won’t take girls who have to travel more than 50 minutes door to door. So you would want to live in west London.

user149799568 · 23/06/2026 12:20

CruCru · 23/06/2026 10:36

One thing - St Paul’s Girls now has a policy that they won’t take girls who have to travel more than 50 minutes door to door. So you would want to live in west London.

It's unclear how or whether they enforce that policy. I know that several girls who started within the last few years, long after they published the policy, have commutes of well over an hour. I don't know if their parents told the school that they would move house and didn't follow through, or if the school uses Google Maps driving time in no traffic when the girl actually takes public transport, or something else. Also the school itself sponsors a coach which is scheduled to take over an hour to/from the furthest stop at East Finchley.

CruCru · 23/06/2026 13:06

Fair enough - I don’t know either. When I was looking at schools for my daughter, the policy was enough to put me off as Citymapper showed we were 53 minutes away (which, realistically, is too far away for an eleven year old to travel).

Newgirlandboy · 25/06/2026 17:04

Thanks so much everyone, appreciate your help

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