Tiptop · PREP SCHOOL PROFILE
St Philip’s School
Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings
School facts [1]
- Location
- Wetherby Place, South Kensington, London
- Ages
- 4–13
- Intake
- Boys
- Day / boarding
- Day
Boys’ prep school.
- Catholic tradition, welcoming families of different faiths
- A classical liberal-arts curriculum
- Annual 13+ destination and scholarship records
About the school [1]
St Philip’s is a small boys’ preparatory school in South Kensington with a Catholic tradition. It welcomes families of different faiths and combines a classical liberal-arts education with music, sport and performance.
Senior school destinations [2]
The 2026 destinations include Eton and Harrow for two boys each, St Paul’s for three and Westminster for one. The annual lists also record Harrow destinations in each year from 2024 to 2026, Eton in 2025 and 2026, and Winchester in 2025.
- Reporting period
- 2024–2026
Leaver destinations
| Period | Eton | Harrow | Winchester | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | Not listed | School source |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | School source |
| 2024 | Not listed | 4 | Not listed | School source |
Senior schools
- Tonbridge School
- St Paul's School
- Dulwich College
- Eton College
- Harrow School
- Westminster School
The figures describe small leaving groups; the published list does not separately state a full-cohort total.
Scholarships and awards [2]
The 2026 list records an academic scholarship at Dulwich and an academic Foundation Scholarship and a music award at St Paul’s. These are three awards, rather than necessarily three different pupils.
About this ranking
Tiptop’s editorial order considers senior-school destinations and internal progression. It is not calculated from a standardised admissions rate.
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