School admissions in Woodford Green
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 8 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.
Woodford Green in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Woodford Green first 303 times for 297 places: 1.02 first choices per place. 3 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.41 miles (Woodford Green Primary School) to 0.79 miles (Ray Lodge Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Woodford Green first 986 times for 698 places: 1.41 first choices per place. 3 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.98 miles (Woodbridge High School) to 1.57 miles (Trinity Catholic High School).
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
6 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford Green Primary School | 1.73 | 30 | 0.411 miles |
| Wells Primary School | 1.50 | 44 | 0.714 miles |
| Ray Lodge Primary School | 1.04 | 90 | 0.793 miles |
| Oakhill Primary School | 0.77 | 30 | 0.703 miles |
| Roding Primary School | 0.74 | 46 | 1.346 miles |
| St Antony's Catholic Primary School | 0.60 | 57 | 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.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford County High School | 1.90 | 178 | not published |
| Woodbridge High School | 1.37 | 288 | 0.976 miles |
| Trinity Catholic High School | 1.09 | 232 | 1.568 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.