The Royal Ballet School

At a glance

Type

Independent school

Ages

12 to 19

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

227 census January 2024

Capacity

230

Boarding

Boarding school

Sixth form

Yes

Academic & Pastoral Principal

Mr David Gajadharsingh

Address

46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA

Borough

Westminster

Telephone

02078368899

DfE reference (URN)

102947

Website

royalballetschool.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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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.

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Inspection

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2023/24: C-
  Suppressed (small cohort)This schoolBRichmond upon ThamesB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2023/24: 28
  Suppressed (small cohort)This school39.1Richmond upon Thames35England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 1 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.

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Pupils and context

Receiving SEN support

20.3%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

0%

Girls / boys

50% / 50%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• The Royal Ballet School and DLD College1 mile apart
• The Royal Ballet School and Westminster School1.1 miles apart
• The Royal Ballet School and Southbank International School Westminster1.1 miles apart
• The Royal Ballet School and London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth1.1 miles apart

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