St Paul's School
0.2 miles1,504 pupils · A level average A+ (2024/25) · £10,221 to £12,666 a term (2026-27)
Leaver destinations
Independent · All-through · Richmond upon Thames
The Swedish School
Independent school · Ages 2 to 19 · Mixed · 216 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Curriculum
- Swedish (not the English national curriculum)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 216 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 330
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Anette Elving Ferm
- Address
- 82 Lonsdale Road, London, SW13 9JS
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- Telephone
- 02087411751
- DfE reference (URN)
- 102948
- Website
- swedishschool.org.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Early Years, aged 2-3 | £4,693 | £14,080 |
| Early Years, aged 3-5 | £5,633 | £16,900 |
| Sixth Form | £5,633 | £16,900 |
| Main School | £5,800 | £17,400 |
The school publishes an annual fee only; the termly figure is a third of it.
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
- Registration fee
- £200 per one_off Non-refundable registration fee payable at time of application Source
- Sibling discount
- 30% discount for third child in families with three or more children at the school Source
- Sibling discount
- 30% discount offered to families with three or more children at the school Source
Source: swedishschool.org.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Ofsted graded inspection, 6 June 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Sixth-form provision
- Outstanding
Independent School Standards, checked 6 June 2023: All standards Met
Source: Ofsted, Management information - non-association independent schools - as at 31 July 2026: most recent inspections data as at 31 July 2026 · most recent inspections as at 2026-07-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
This school teaches the Swedish curriculum, not the English national curriculum. GCSE and A-level figures do not apply to it, so their absence here is not a gap in our data.
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 2.4%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0.5%
- Girls / boys
- 59% / 41%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
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