School admissions in Haringey
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 49 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.
Reception places, September 2026
50 schools. 17 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
12 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Park School | 2.26 | 220 | 0.477 miles |
| Harris Academy Tottenham | 1.26 | 157 | not published |
| St Thomas More Catholic School | 1.07 | 182 | 0.219 miles |
| Highgate Wood Secondary School | 0.88 | 232 | 1.167 miles |
| Heartlands High School | 0.83 | 199 | 1.19 miles |
| Greig City Academy | 0.82 | 191 | 1.961 miles |
| Gladesmore Community School | 0.78 | 231 | 1.2563 miles |
| Park View School | 0.76 | 176 | 2.8206 miles |
| Duke's Aldridge | 0.76 | 116 | not published |
| Mulberry Academy Woodside | 0.70 | 220 | 1.6422 miles |
| Fortismere School | 0.69 | 257 | 1.226 miles |
| Hornsey School for Girls | 0.56 | 79 | 3.4134 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.