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School admissions in Upminster

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 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.

Reception places, September 2026

5 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Branfil Primary SchoolUpminster1.10602.898 km (≈1.80 mi) 2026
The James Oglethorpe Primary SchoolUpminster1.02604.408 km (≈2.74 mi) 2026
Upminster Infant SchoolUpminster1.01881.911 km (≈1.19 mi) 2026
Engayne Primary SchoolUpminster0.95632.054 km (≈1.28 mi) 2021
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolUpminster0.8560not 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.

Year 7 places, September 2026

4 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
The Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolUpminster1.87205not published
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' SchoolUpminster1.43119not published
Hall Mead SchoolUpminster1.182041.837 km (≈1.14 mi) 2026
Gaynes SchoolUpminster0.45145not 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.