Side by side
Bales College and London Vocational Ballet School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Bales College takes ages 11 to 20; London Vocational Ballet School takes ages 10 to 16.
- Bales College has 77 pupils; London Vocational Ballet School has 53.
- Published day fees start at £7,320 a term at Bales College and £6,489 at London Vocational Ballet School.
- The two schools are 1.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Bales College | London Vocational Ballet School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 20 DfE register | 10 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 77 DfE register | 53 DfE register |
| Borough | Westminster DfE register | Hammersmith and Fulham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £7,320 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £6,489 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register | Ofsted graded inspection, 27 June 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| A level: average grade | D+ (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: points per entry | 22.9 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 2% school census 2024/25 | 31.9% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.