Most sought-after schools in Ealing

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	Twyford Church of England High School London, secondary	1.95	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Southfield Primary School London, primary	1.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	William Perkin Church of England High School Greenford, secondary	1.88	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Petts Hill Primary School Northolt, primary	1.77	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Ada Lovelace Church of England High School London, secondary	1.53	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Holy Family Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.45	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Ealing Fields Church of England High School London, secondary	1.44	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Fielding Primary School London, primary	1.43	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	Ark Priory Primary Academy London, primary	1.28	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Elthorne Park High School London, secondary	1.21	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	Montpelier Primary School London, primary	1.21	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Allenby Primary School Southall, primary	1.13	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Perivale Primary School Greenford, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Gifford Primary School Northolt, primary	1.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	St Mark's Primary School London, primary	1.04	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Greenford, secondary	1.04	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	Featherstone Primary and Nursery School Southall, primary	1.01	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Dairy Meadow Primary School Southall, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Dormers Wells Primary School Southall, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Downe Manor Primary School Northolt, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Durdans Park Primary School Southall, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Hambrough Primary School Middlesex, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Havelock Primary School, Nursery & Arp Southall, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	Hobbayne Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Khalsa Primary School Southall, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	North Primary School Southall, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Stanhope Primary School Greenford, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School Greenford, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Tudor Primary School Southall, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	Wolf Fields Primary School Southall, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	Woodlands Academy London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Ark Byron Primary Academy London, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	Beaconsfield Primary and Nursery School Southall, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Clifton Primary School Southall, primary	0.98	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Lady Margaret Primary School Southall, primary	0.98	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
36	Mayfield Primary School London, primary	0.98	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
37	St John's Primary School London, primary	0.98	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Coston Primary School Greenford, primary	0.97	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	Featherstone High School Southall, secondary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	Little Ealing Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	Oldfield Primary School Greenford, primary	0.96	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
42	Selborne Primary School Greenford, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Three Bridges Primary School Southall, primary	0.96	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	St Mary's Church of England Primary Norwood Green Southall, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	Brentside Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
46	Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Ravenor Primary School Greenford, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Blair Peach Primary School Southall, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Greenford High School Southall, secondary	0.92	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
50	Horsenden Primary School Greenford, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Viking Primary School Northolt, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
52	Vicar's Green Primary School Wembley, primary	0.91	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	West Twyford Primary School London, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
54	Oaklands Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	Greenwood Primary School Northolt, primary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Wood End Primary School Northolt, primary	0.86	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	John Perryn Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Drayton Green Primary School London, primary	0.82	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	North Ealing Primary School London, primary	0.82	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
60	Ark Soane Academy London, secondary	0.80	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	Derwentwater Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
62	Villiers High School Southall, secondary	0.79	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
63	Willow Tree Primary School Northolt, primary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Dormers Wells High School Southall, secondary	0.76	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
65	Drayton Manor High School London, secondary	0.76	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	Grange Primary School London, primary	0.74	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
67	East Acton Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
68	West Acton Primary School London, primary	0.71	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
69	The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls London, secondary	0.57	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
70	Alec Reed Academy Northolt, all through	0.54	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
71	Acton Gardens Primary School London, primary	0.50	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
72	Islip Manor High School Northolt, secondary	0.44	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
73	Brentside High School London, secondary	0.42	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
74	Ark Acton Academy London, secondary	0.15	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 74 schools in Ealing have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Ealing · How we compare schools.