892 pupils · KS2 expected standard 82% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · Prep · Ealing
Durston House School
Independent school · Ages 3 to 13 · Mixed · 312 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 312 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 440
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headmaster
- Mr Giles Entwisle
- Address
- 12-14 Castlebar Road, Ealing, London, W5 2DR
- Borough
- Ealing
- Telephone
- 02089916530
- DfE reference (URN)
- 101944
- Website
- durstonhouse.org
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Schools named by the school as leavers' destinations (2024 to 2026). No numbers were published: Ada Lovelace, Drayton Manor, Ealing Fields Church of England High School, Ellen Wilkinson, Elthorne Park, Headington Rye, Holland Park School, Kew House, King's College School, Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep, Merchant Taylors' School, Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, St Augustine's Priory, St Benedict's, St James Girls' School, St Michael's Grammar School, The British School Tokyo, The Godolphin and Latymer School, The John Lyon School, The London Oratory School, Tiffin School, Twyford Church of England High School, University College School, Westminister.
Source: durstonhouse.org · leavers 2024 to 2026 · last checked 10 October 2026
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Schoolexcluding VAT | £5,668 | £17,004 |
| Pre-Prep (Reception, Years 1 and 2)including VAT | £6,839 | £20,517 |
| Years 3 and 4including VAT | £7,936 | £23,808 |
| Years 5 to 8 inclusiveincluding VAT | £8,344 | £25,032 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The VAT position is shown beside each stage. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Registration fee
- £150 per one_off Non-returnable registration fee for Pre-School (VAT exempt) Source
- Registration fee
- £180 per one_off Non-returnable registration fee, Reception to Year 8, incl. VAT Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £2,000 per one_off Acceptance fee payable on return of Acceptance Form, refundable after pupil's final term net of extras/balances Source
- Lunches
- £340 per term Optional hot lunch and dessert charge Source
- Bursaries
- Means-tested bursaries may provide a discount of up to 100% of tuition fees; offered to pupils joining Years 3-7. Source
Source: durstonhouse.org · 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
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 9.5%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 13% / 87%
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).
St Benedict's School
0.3 miles1,149 pupils · A level average B+ (2024/25) · £7,063 to £9,295 a term (2026-27)
Registration: closes in 36 days (15 Nov 2026)
La Chouette School
0.3 miles19 pupils · £4,885 to £5,500 a term (2026-27)
Clifton Lodge School
0.4 miles100 pupils · £6,435 to £7,250 a term (2026-27)
Leaver destinations
Montpelier Primary School
0.5 miles646 pupils · KS2 expected standard 87% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
921 pupils · A level average A- (2024/25) · £7,508 to £9,808 a term (2026-27)
Registration: closes in 6 days (16 Oct 2026)
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