Most sought-after schools in Kensington and Chelsea

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	Fox Primary School London, primary	2.41	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Thomas Jones Primary School London, primary	2.38	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Christ Church CofE Primary School London, primary	2.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School London, secondary	1.98	2026	Exceptional (Ofsted report card (current framework))
5	Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.97	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	All Saints Catholic College London, secondary	1.38	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Bousfield Primary School London, primary	1.31	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Holland Park School London, secondary	1.22	2026	Exceptional (Ofsted report card (current framework))
9	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Ark Brunel Primary Academy London, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Avondale Park Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Holy Trinity CofE Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Oxford Gardens Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Kensington Aldridge Academy London, secondary	0.89	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Barlby Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
17	Bevington Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	St Thomas' CofE Primary School London, primary	0.81	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	Marlborough Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Park Walk Primary School London, primary	0.79	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
22	Colville Primary School London, primary	0.77	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Kensington Primary Academy London, primary	0.73	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	St Charles Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Ashburnham Community School London, primary	0.65	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Chelsea Academy London, secondary	0.64	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School London, primary	0.57	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.55	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Servite RC Primary School London, primary	0.52	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
30	St. Thomas More Language College London, secondary	0.34	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	St Clement and St James CofE Primary School London, primary	0.25	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School London, primary	0.23	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 32 schools in Kensington and Chelsea have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Kensington and Chelsea · How we compare schools.