I would like to find the names and addresses of private schools and
colleges which would accept applications for a 16 year old girl for
the full time study of AS and A2's ("A" Levels)
The family seeking the school for their daughter is moving to live in
London in June 2003.  They need to enrol their daughter, currently
taking GCSE exams, for the new academic year starting in September
2003.
The schools/colleges should be of good repute.  
They should be in or near Central London, north of the River Thames,
preferably near Regent's Park.
The subjects offered at "A" level must include Music, English,
Economics, Maths, Politics and preferably, though not essentially, Drama.

Hello sheilakm:

Thanks for the interesting question. The stringent criteria you
require eliminated most of all the private schools/colleges I was able
to locate. After a couple of hours of searching/browsing, the only two
schools left in my list were:

DAVIES, LAING & DICK INDEPENDENT SIXTH FORM COLLEGE (DLD)
Website: http://www.dld.org/aa_index.html
Courses: http://www.dld.org/courses/courses.html
Admissions: http://www.dld.org/applications/cc_right.html
Location: 
10 Pembridge Square
Notting Hill 
London
W2 4ED
Tel. +44(0)20 7727 2797
Fax.+44(0)20 7792 0730
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=W2%204ED&scale=100000

LANSDOWNE COLLEGE
Website: http://www.lansdownecollege.com/
Courses: http://www.lansdownecollege.com/subjects.htm
Admissions: http://www.lansdownecollege.com/admissions.htm
Location: 
40-44 Bark Place
Bayswater
London
W2 4AT
Tel. +44(0)20 7616 4400
Fax.+44(0)20 7616 4401
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=W24AT&scale=100000


The best (most thorough, most authoritative) listings of London-based
private schools I was able to find were at:

Schools in the London Area 
URL: http://www.ukprivateschools.com/london.htm

Good Schools Guide
URL: http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/?source=Sprinks
(Enter the postal code "NW1 6XR" and click "Go".)


If you wish to expand on the number of schools to investigate, you
will need to relax your criteria some. The best places to start would
be all (or some combination) of:

* Location (i.e., closeness to Regent's Park)
* Courses Offered (remove either music and/or Politics)


I hope this information helps in your search.   
  
If you need any clarification of this information, please ask using
the Clarification Request feature. And please allow me to provide any
needed clarifications before rating this answer.

Thanks.  
  
websearcher-ga  
  
  
Search Strategy (on Google):  
  
"private schools" london
"private schools" england
"private schools" UK

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Request for Answer Clarification by sheilakm-ga on 25 Mar 2003 00:00 PST

Dear websearcher,

If I remove the requirement for "Politics" what do I get? And if I
widen the search away from the Regent's Park area what do I get?

Thanks

sheilakm

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Clarification of Answer by websearcher-ga on 25 Mar 2003 07:45 PST

Hi shielakm:

Thanks for the clarification request, 

If you: 

* remove the Politics criteria
* allow a greater distance from Regent's Park (I wasn't sure if this
also meant south of the Thames was OK - so, if not, you can disallow
those schools that snuck in on this)

you also get: 

KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Website: http://www.kingston-grammar.surrey.sch.uk/
Criteria Missing: South of Thames
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=517500&Y=170000&scale=200000&width=500&height=300&gride=518576&gridn=169292&coordsys=gb&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=KT26PY&advanced=

More House School
Website: http://www.morehouse.org.uk/
Criteria Missing: No Politics
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=528000&Y=179000&scale=100000&width=500&height=300&gride=527861&gridn=179206&coordsys=gb&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=SW1X0AA&advanced=

City of London School for Girls
Website: http://www.clsg.org.uk/
Criteria Missing: Not so close to Regent's Park (no drama)
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=532500&Y=181500&scale=100000&width=500&height=300&gride=532301&gridn=181746&coordsys=gb&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=EC2Y8BB&advanced=

Francis Holland School
Website: http://www.fhs-sw1.org.uk/
Criteria Missing: No Politics, not so close to Regent's Park.
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=528500&Y=178500&scale=100000&width=500&height=300&gride=528263&gridn=178574&coordsys=gb&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=SW1W8JF&advanced=

King Alfred School 
Website: http://www.kingalfred.barnet.sch.uk/
Criteria Missing: Not so close to Regent's Park
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=526000&Y=187000&scale=100000&width=700&height=400&gride=525868&gridn=187188&coordsys=gb&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=NW117HY&advanced=

Channing School
Website: http://www.channing.co.uk/
Criteria Missing: Not so close to Regent's Park
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=528500&Y=187500&scale=100000&width=500&height=300&gride=528715&gridn=187337&coordsys=gb&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=N65HF&advanced=


I hope that these additional choices help out! 

Thanks. 

websearcher-ga

Dear websearcher thanks a lot for an excellent and very helpful answer.  

Best wishes
sheilakm