Side by side
Kew College and Tower House 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
- Kew College takes boys and girls; Tower House School is a boys' school.
- Kew College takes ages 3 to 11; Tower House School takes ages 4 to 13.
- Kew College has 262 pupils; Tower House School has 181.
- Published day fees start at £5,580 a term at Kew College and £6,957 at Tower House School.
- Tower House School has published where its leavers went; we hold no published list for Kew College.
- The two schools are 1.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Kew College | Tower House School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 4 to 13 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 262 DfE register | 181 DfE register |
| Borough | Richmond upon Thames DfE register | Richmond upon Thames DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £5,580 to £7,198 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £6,957 to £7,889 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Destinations published | Not published | 2 destinations named: King's College School, St Paul's School school's published list |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 16.5% school census 2024/25 | 29.3% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. 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.