Schools in Camden

48 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Camden

Primary

Offered their first choice 81.5%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 80.6% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 93.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,251
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 81.5% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 80.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,460 places for 1,251 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 73.7%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 72.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 89.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,261
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 73.7% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 89.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.2 points higher than in 2016, when it was 72.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,577 places for 1,261 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Camden lodged 61 appeals about a school place.

29 of them were heard by a panel and 6 succeeded, which is about 21 in every 100 heard.

The other 32 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Acland Burghley School London	1.25	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hampstead School London	0.75	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Haverstock School London	0.82	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School London	0.45	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ London	0.61	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)
Parliament Hill School London	1.02	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Regent High School London	0.73	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Camden School for Girls London	2.19	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The UCL Academy Camden	0.46	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
William Ellis School London	0.66	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Camden by first preferences per place
Schools in N19 (8)
Schools in NW1 (15)
Schools in NW2 (15)
Schools in NW3 (12)
Schools in NW5 (10)
Schools in NW6 (17)
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