School admissions in Hounslow
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 14 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.
Hounslow in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Hounslow first 992 times for 1,013 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Hounslow authority's 49 schools. 3 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.49 miles (Grove Road Primary School) to 0.57 miles (The Orchard Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Hounslow first 1,315 times for 1,200 places: 1.10 first choices per place, against 0.92 across the Hounslow authority's 17 schools. 4 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.08 miles (Lampton Academy) to 1.28 miles (Cranford Community College).
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
16 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School | 1.67 | 60 | not published |
| Grove Road Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | 0.487 miles |
| The Orchard Primary School | 1.02 | 60 | 0.572 miles |
| Heston Primary School | 1.00 | 43 | not published |
| Springwell School | 1.00 | 42 | not published |
| Berkeley Academy | 0.98 | 51 | 0.702 miles |
| Edison Primary School | 0.97 | 36 | not published |
| Beavers Community Primary School | 0.94 | 72 | 1.088 miles |
| Westbrook Primary School | 0.94 | 47 | not published |
| Chatsworth Primary School | 0.93 | 60 | not published |
| Hounslow Town Primary School | 0.93 | 105 | not published |
| Cranford Primary School | 0.93 | 68 | 1.544 miles |
| Wellington Primary School | 0.90 | 88 | 1.228 miles |
| The Rosary Catholic Primary School | 0.88 | 34 | not published |
| Hounslow Heath School | 0.88 | 134 | not published |
| Alexandra Primary School | 0.86 | 83 | 0.545 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.
Year 7 places, September 2026
6 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mark's Catholic School | 1.85 | 176 | not published |
| The Heathland School | 1.22 | 265 | 1.234 miles |
| Cranford Community College | 1.10 | 202 | 1.279 miles |
| Lampton Academy | 1.09 | 234 | 1.081 miles |
| Heston Community School | 0.63 | 193 | 2.215 miles |
| Lift Kingsley | 0.52 | 130 | not published |
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.