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School admissions in Kensington and Chelsea

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 23 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

26 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Fox Primary SchoolLondon2.4158not published
Thomas Jones Primary SchoolLondon2.38290.154 miles 2025
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolLondon2.0730not published
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon1.9730not published
Bousfield Primary SchoolLondon1.31580.34 miles 2025
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon1.0730not published
Ark Brunel Primary AcademyLondon0.9111not published
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolLondon0.9030not published
Avondale Park Primary SchoolLondon0.90291.0134 miles 2014
Oxford Gardens Primary SchoolLondon0.90290.489 miles 2014
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon0.8918not published
Barlby Primary SchoolLondon0.88330.959 miles 2024
Bevington Primary SchoolLondon0.87150.637 miles 2024
St Thomas' CofE Primary SchoolLondon0.8127not published
Marlborough Primary SchoolLondon0.8060not published
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary SchoolLondon0.8030not published
Park Walk Primary SchoolLondon0.79291.127 miles 2025
Colville Primary SchoolLondon0.77600.29 miles 2025
Kensington Primary AcademyLondon0.73300.339 miles 2025
St Charles Catholic Primary SchoolLondon0.7326not published
Ashburnham Community SchoolLondon0.6517not published
Our Lady of Victories RC Primary SchoolLondon0.5730not published
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolLondon0.5522not published
Servite RC Primary SchoolLondon0.52230.814 miles 2024
St Clement and St James CofE Primary SchoolLondon0.2516not published
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary SchoolLondon0.2330not 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

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

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolLondon1.98123not published
All Saints Catholic CollegeLondon1.38174not published
Holland Park SchoolLondon1.22255not published
Kensington Aldridge AcademyLondon0.892101.21 miles 2025
Chelsea AcademyLondon0.64170not published
St. Thomas More Language CollegeLondon0.34143not 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.