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. 41 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
49 schools. 14 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
17 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach Academy Hanworth Park | 2.88 | 84 | not published |
| 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 |
| Chiswick School | 1.07 | 240 | 1.465 miles |
| Gunnersbury Catholic School | 0.76 | 184 | not published |
| Bolder Academy | 0.68 | 167 | 2.642 miles |
| Rivers Academy West London | 0.67 | 206 | 4.304 miles |
| Heston Community School | 0.63 | 193 | 2.215 miles |
| The Green School for Girls | 0.62 | 155 | 0.576 miles |
| Isleworth and Syon School for Boys | 0.61 | 134 | 4.732 miles |
| Brentford School for Girls | 0.61 | 92 | 2.277 miles |
| The Green School for Boys | 0.53 | 73 | 1.59 miles |
| Lift Kingsley | 0.52 | 130 | not published |
| Springwest Academy | 0.48 | 200 | 1.62 miles |
| Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ | 0.45 | 129 | 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.