Riverston School
0.3 miles206 pupils · A level average E (2022/23)
Independent · All-through · Greenwich
Colfe's School
Independent school · Ages 3 to 19 · Mixed · 1,325 pupils
Also on Deep Teaching: Colfe's Junior School
Closes in 27 days Registration deadline 6 November 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1,325 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Gabriele
- Address
- Horn Park Lane, Lee, London, SE12 8AW
- Borough
- Greenwich
- Telephone
- 02084638104
- DfE reference (URN)
- 100202
- Website
- colfes.com
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Schools whose leavers came here
This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Gatehouse School, London Christian School.
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Key dates for 2027 entry
Nursery (3+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 6 November 2026Closes in 27 days
Application deadline: Friday 6 November 5pm
Source: colfes.com
- Offers sentMonday 7 December 2026In 58 days
Offer date: Monday 7 December
Source: colfes.com
- Acceptance deadlineFriday 8 January 2027Open
Acceptance deadline: Friday 8 January 5pm
Source: colfes.com
- AssessmentDate not statedDate not stated
Assessment: Between 16-20 November
Source: colfes.com
Reception (4+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 2 October 2026Closed
Application deadline: Friday 2 October 5pm
Source: colfes.com
- AssessmentSaturday 10 October 2026Today
Assessment: Saturday 10 October
Source: colfes.com
- Offers sentFriday 13 November 2026In 34 days
Offer date: Friday 13 November
Source: colfes.com
- Acceptance deadlineFriday 11 December 2026Open
Acceptance deadline: Friday 11 December 5pm
Source: colfes.com
Year 3 (7+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 6 November 2026Closes in 27 days
Application deadline: Friday 6 November 5pm
Source: colfes.com
- Offers sentFriday 8 January 2027Upcoming
Offer date: Friday 8 January
Source: colfes.com
- Acceptance deadlineFriday 5 February 2027Open
Acceptance deadline: Friday 5 February 5pm
Source: colfes.com
- AssessmentDate not statedDate not stated
Assessment: Between 30 November – 4 December
Source: colfes.com
Year 7 (11+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 13 November 2026Closes in 34 days
Application deadline: Friday 13 November 5pm
Source: colfes.com
- AssessmentTuesday 5 January 2027Upcoming
Entrance assessment Tuesday 5 January. Morning: English and Mathematics assessments (written, paper-based) and group interview. Afternoon: taster lessons in subject areas.
Source: colfes.com
- Offers sentFriday 12 February 2027Upcoming
Offer date: Friday 12 February
Source: colfes.com
- Acceptance deadlineWednesday 3 March 2027Open
Acceptance deadline: Wednesday 3 March, 12pm
Source: colfes.com
Sixth form (16+)
- Registration deadlineWednesday 11 November 2026Closes in 32 days
Application deadline Wednesday 11 November 5pm
Source: colfes.com
- AssessmentSaturday 21 November 2026In 42 days
Scholarship Examination Saturday 21 November
Source: colfes.com
- Offers sentMonday 14 December 2026Upcoming
Offer date Monday 14 December
Source: colfes.com
- Acceptance deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open
Acceptance deadline Friday 15 January 5pm
Source: colfes.com
Get a reminder before Colfe's School's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.
Open days and tours
- School tourTuesday 13 October 2026
- School tourWednesday 14 October 2026
- School tourTuesday 3 November 2026
- School tourWednesday 4 November 2026
- Open morning · 16+ · 08:30Saturday 7 November 2026, 08:30 to 12:30
- School tourTuesday 10 November 2026
- School tourWednesday 11 November 2026
- Taster day · 11+Thursday 12 November 2026
Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | £6,445 | £19,335 |
| Junior School (Year 1 & 2) | £6,690 | £20,070 |
| Junior School (Year 3 – 6) | £7,490 | £22,470 |
| Senior School (Year 7-13) | £9,060 | £27,180 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). Check on the school's page whether VAT is included. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Acceptance deposit
- £2,250 per one_off Deposit of £2250 (incl VAT) payable on acceptance of a place; reimbursed at end of pupil's time at school. Source
- Lunches
- £290 per term EYFS (Nursery & Reception) lunch charge, 2025/26 figure, 2026/27 TBC Source
- Lunches
- £330 per term KS1 (Years 1&2) lunch charge, 2025/26 figure, 2026/27 TBC Source
- Lunches
- £355 per term KS2 and Senior School (Years 3-11) lunch charge Source
Source: colfes.com · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: A- · 2023/24: A-AThis schoolC+GreenwichB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 46 · 2023/24: 46.748.6This school32.7Greenwich35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 47.1 · 2023/24: 47.349.6This school33.3Greenwich35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 43% · 2023/24: 45%62%This school11%Greenwich18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: 0.130.18This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 118 pupils in the cohort
GCSE figures from the DfE tables are not shown for independent schools: many of the qualifications they enter, such as IGCSEs, are not counted there.
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 27.7%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0.8%
- Girls / boys
- 44% / 56%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Horn Park Primary School
0.4 miles257 pupils · KS2 expected standard 80% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Baring Primary School
0.5 miles193 pupils · KS2 expected standard 54% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
St Winifred's RC Primary School
0.5 miles350 pupils · KS2 expected standard 59% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Brindishe Lee School
0.6 miles196 pupils · KS2 expected standard 79% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
1,048 pupils · Attainment 8 48.3 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Compare with similar schools
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