Schools Near Bloomsbury & Holborn (WC1)
Ofsted-rated primary and secondary schools within 3km of WC1. Check ratings, distances, and school types.
Which schools serve Bloomsbury & Holborn (WC1)?
With 24 primary and secondary schools mapped within 1.5km of its centre (OpenStreetMap, read 2026-10-04), WC1 has the 36th most of the 82 outcodes in London that HomeThink covers.
What do the Ofsted ratings shown for WC1 schools mean?
Of the 23 schools within 1.5km of the WC1 centre that we matched to an Ofsted record, 6 are rated Outstanding and 9 Good at their last graded inspection, and 8 have no current grade because Ofsted stopped giving single-word judgements in September 2024. Inspections can be years apart, so treat a rating as the last formal verdict rather than a description of the school today.
How do I check the school catchment for a WC1 address?
Enter the full postcode into the checker above. Catchment areas change year to year, so always confirm with the school or local authority before relying on it.
WC1 at a glance
OpenStreetMap maps 24 primary and secondary schools within 1.5km of the WC1 centre (19 primary and 5 secondary). The nearest is The Children's Hospital School at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), 0.1km away.
- Primary and secondary schools within 1.5km
- 24
- Primary
- 19
- Secondary
- 5
- Rated Outstanding
- 6
- Rated Good
- 9
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital School at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) | Primary | Outstanding | 0.1km |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.3km |
| Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury | Primary | Good | 0.3km |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | Primary | No current grade | 0.6km |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | No current grade | 0.6km |
| City Junior School | Primary | Good | 0.6km |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.7km |
| Argyle Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.8km |
| St Clement Danes Church of England Primary School | Primary | No current grade | 0.9km |
| Fashion Retail Academy | Secondary | Rating unavailable | 1km |
| Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ | Secondary | No current grade | 1.2km |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 1.2km |
Distances are straight-line from the outcode centre, not walking routes, and are not catchment areas — admissions are decided by each school or local authority.
"No current grade" means Ofsted inspected the school but, since September 2024, no longer gives single-word judgements; "Rating unavailable" means we could not match the school to an Ofsted record.
Source: School locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within 1.5km of the WC1 centroid; ratings from Ofsted's published inspection records, as read on 2026-10-04.
How WC1 compares with its nearest outcodes
| Outcode | Schools within 1.5km of the centre | Rated Outstanding or Good | Distance between centres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsbury & Holborn (WC1) | 24 | 15 | — |
| Mayfair & Soho (W1) | 18 | 11 | 0.7km |
| City of London (West) & Fleet Street (EC4) | 22 | 14 | 0.7km |
| Clerkenwell & Barbican (EC1) | 30 | 20 | 0.7km |
| City of London (East) & Shoreditch (EC2) | 24 | 14 | 0.7km |
Neighbours are the outcodes nearest WC1, by straight-line distance between outcode centres (postcodes.io), for which HomeThink holds the same school read.
A count of schools within a fixed circle, not of places or catchment: admissions are set by each school or local authority.
Source: School locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within 1.5km of each outcode centroid; ratings from Ofsted's published inspection records, as read on 2026-10-04.
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