Address: 107 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 3AL
Website: cityoflondonschool.org.uk
Founded: 1834
Pupils: 1040, all boys aged 10-18
Fees: £9,848.40 per term
Head: Mr Alan Bird
Religious Affiliation: None
Entrance Procedure: Selective
School Visits: Open days in September and June
Contact: [email protected] or 020 3680 63000
Curriculum
City of London School combines academic excellence with a broad, future-focused curriculum that nurtures intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and independent learning. Guided by the school’s values of kind, aware and ready, pupils benefit from innovative programmes in design, computing and robotics, AI, and rhetoric, alongside traditional subjects. Outstanding GCSE and A level results saw 92 percent of 2025 leavers progress to Russell Group or top ten global universities.
Sport & The Arts
Sport and the arts are central to life at City of London School. Pupils enjoy a wide range of sports, including football, cricket, basketball and water polo, supported by outstanding facilities onsite and at the school’s Grove Park sports grounds a short drive away. Music, drama, art and design flourish through ensembles, choirs, productions, exhibitions and specialist teaching, with opportunities for every pupil to perform, create and compete, from beginner to national level.
Pastoral Care
Grounded in the school’s core value of kindness, pupil wellbeing is at the heart of life at City of London School. Every pupil is supported by a dedicated form tutor and an experienced pastoral team alongside counsellors, a school nurse and skilled safeguarding specialists. A dynamic PSHEE programme, strong partnerships with parents, and a phone-free environment ensure pupils build resilience, confidence and healthy relationships, ensuring they feel known, supported and ready to thrive.
Exit Destinations
In 2025, 31 leavers secured places at Oxford and Cambridge, 92 percent progressed to Russell Group or top ten universities, and 16 were admitted to leading overseas institutions including Harvard and the University of Chicago.
Head’s Philosophy
To help boys thrive by making them feel confident to be themselves, while challenging them to think deeply and inspiring them to aim high. Guided by our values of kind, aware and ready, we nurture respectful, inquisitive young people who achieve academic excellence while developing the skills to flourish in a changing world.
