Most sought-after schools in Camden

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School London, primary	2.20	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	The Camden School for Girls London, secondary	2.19	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead London, primary	2.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Emmanuel Church of England Primary School London, primary	2.00	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Eleanor Palmer Primary School London, primary	1.60	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Christopher Hatton Primary School London, primary	1.50	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3 London, primary	1.41	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Torriano Primary School London, primary	1.33	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	Acland Burghley School London, secondary	1.25	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Argyle Primary School London, primary	1.23	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	St Luke's Church of England School London, primary	1.07	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	St Paul's Church of England Primary School London, primary	1.07	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
13	Kentish Town Church of England Primary School London, primary	1.04	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Parliament Hill School London, secondary	1.02	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Christ Church School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Fitzjohn's Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	West Hampstead Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Netley Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Richard Cobden Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Hawley Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	St Josephs Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.89	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Rhyl Community Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Fleet Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	Gospel Oak Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
29	Edith Neville Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 London, primary	0.85	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
32	Haverstock School London, secondary	0.82	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	Kings Cross Academy London, primary	0.82	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Brecknock Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Hampstead School London, secondary	0.75	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Abacus Belsize Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Kingsgate Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	New End Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Regent High School London, secondary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Primrose Hill School London, primary	0.72	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.70	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	Rosary Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.69	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	William Ellis School London, secondary	0.66	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Brookfield Primary School London, primary	0.62	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ London, secondary	0.61	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
46	The UCL Academy Camden, secondary	0.46	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School London, secondary	0.45	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 47 schools in Camden have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Camden · How we compare schools.