Best Schools in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi 2026-27

Lajpat Nagar is a premium South Delhi school belt with options for every stage, from a dense cluster of play schools and daycares to long-running CBSE senior secondary schools and a well-known ICSE school.

Most of the larger schools sit in the Nehru Nagar pocket and the numbered Lajpat Nagar blocks. Fees run higher than the East Delhi areas, but the trade-off is strong, established schools and excellent connectivity.

This page lists schools in Lajpat Nagar with their board, grades, fees and parent reviews, so you can shortlist by what matters to your family.

Where Lajpat Nagar's schools are

They sit across a few pockets. The Nehru Nagar stretch along Ring Road holds most of the large CBSE senior secondary schools.

The numbered blocks of Lajpat Nagar I to IV and Amar Colony carry the bulk of the play schools, daycares and primary schools, most within walking distance for local families.

Notable schools in Lajpat Nagar

The best-known senior school is The Frank Anthony Public School, a long-running ICSE school taking children through to Class 12. On the CBSE side, Dev Samaj Modern School, GLT Saraswati Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School and Oxford Public School all run from Nursery to Class 12 in and around Nehru Nagar.

For the early years, Lajpat Nagar has one of South Delhi's denser preschool clusters, with names like Footprints, Makoons and Kiddies Corner alongside several independent play schools.

Which boards Lajpat Nagar schools follow

Mostly CBSE, with a well-known ICSE option too. The larger senior secondary schools are CBSE, The Frank Anthony Public School follows ICSE, and a few smaller schools are Delhi-recognised without a separate board.

There is no significant IB presence inside Lajpat Nagar itself.

What schools in Lajpat Nagar cost

Lajpat Nagar sits in South Delhi's mid-to-upper fee band, higher than the East Delhi belts once annual and development charges are added.

The preschools and daycares usually share their fees on enquiry, and transport, where offered, is charged separately.

Do Lajpat Nagar schools go up to Class 12?

Yes, several do. The senior secondary schools in the Nehru Nagar pocket run the full range to Class 12 with Science, Commerce and Arts streams.

Many of the early-years schools focus only on play group to UKG, so if you want one school from Nursery right through to Class 12, the larger CBSE and ICSE schools are the ones to look at.

Getting to Lajpat Nagar schools

Lajpat Nagar is a major Metro interchange on the Pink and Violet Lines and sits on the Ring Road, so it is easy to reach from across South and East Delhi.

That connectivity means many families also weigh up schools in nearby Defence Colony, Kalkaji and Greater Kailash.

How admission works in Lajpat Nagar

Nursery and Class 1 admissions follow the Delhi Directorate of Education's points-based system, where distance from home to school matters most. Living inside Lajpat Nagar helps at admission time for the neighbourhood schools.

Forms usually open between November and January, with first lists in the new year.

Finding the right school in Lajpat Nagar

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