Schools in Kensington and Chelsea

32 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 Kensington and Chelsea

Primary

Offered their first choice 75.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 68.3% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 90.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 582
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 75.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 90.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.2 points higher than in 2016, when it was 68.3%.

The council's primary schools between them had 900 places for 582 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 66.8%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 58.6% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 87.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 602
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 66.8% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 87.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 8.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 58.6%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,110 places for 602 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 Kensington and Chelsea lodged 46 appeals about a school place.

44 of them were heard by a panel and 5 succeeded, which is about 11 in every 100 heard.

The other 2 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.

Schools here running specialist SEN provision

7 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

School	Phase	What it runs
Ark Brunel Primary Academy London	primary	Resourced provision
Barlby Primary School London	primary	SEN unit
Marlborough Primary School London	primary	Resourced provision
Oxford Gardens Primary School London	primary	SEN unit
All Saints Catholic College London	secondary	Resourced provision
Chelsea Academy London	secondary	Resourced provision
Kensington Aldridge Academy London	secondary	Resourced provision

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Ark Brunel Primary Academy London	0.91	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Ashburnham Community School London	0.65	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Avondale Park Primary School London	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Barlby Primary School London	0.88	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Bevington Primary School London	0.87	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bousfield Primary School London	1.31	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Christ Church CofE Primary School London	2.07	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Colville Primary School London	0.77	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Fox Primary School London	2.41	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School London	0.90	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Kensington Primary Academy London	0.73	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Marlborough Primary School London	0.80	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School London	1.97	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School London	0.57	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Oxford Gardens Primary School London	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Park Walk Primary School London	0.79	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School London	0.55	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School London	0.89	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Servite RC Primary School London	0.52	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School London	0.80	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Charles Catholic Primary School London	0.73	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Clement and St James CofE Primary School London	0.25	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School London	1.07	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School London	0.23	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Thomas' CofE Primary School London	0.81	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Thomas Jones Primary School London	2.38	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
All Saints Catholic College London	1.38	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Chelsea Academy London	0.64	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Holland Park School London	1.22	-	Exceptional Ofsted report card (current framework)
Kensington Aldridge Academy London	0.89	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
St. Thomas More Language College London	0.34	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School London	1.98	-	Exceptional Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

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