School admissions in Enfield
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 26 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Enfield in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 31 schools in Enfield first 1,297 times for 1,288 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Enfield authority's 66 schools. 5 of the 31 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.63 miles (Raglan Infant School) to 1.34 miles (One Degree Academy).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Enfield first 1,417 times for 1,625 places: 0.87 first choices per place, against 0.97 across the Enfield authority's 21 schools. One of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Kingsmead School, to 1.14 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
31 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
11 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wren Academy Enfield | 1.66 | 181 | not published |
| Oasis Academy Enfield | 0.93 | 76 | not published |
| Oasis Academy Hadley | 0.88 | 161 | 1.926 miles |
| St Ignatius College | 0.84 | 185 | 3.926 miles |
| Heron Hall Academy | 0.84 | 183 | 2.585 miles |
| Kingsmead School | 0.83 | 279 | 1.144 miles |
| The Lea Valley Academy | 0.80 | 118 | not published |
| Bishop Stopford's School | 0.72 | 53 | not published |
| Chace Community School | 0.67 | 127 | 3.117 miles |
| Enfield County School for Girls | 0.58 | 123 | not published |
| Enfield Grammar School | 0.55 | 139 | 2.634 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.