Most sought-after schools in Newham

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	Brampton Manor Academy London, secondary	2.68	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Hallsville Primary School London, primary	1.38	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	St Stephen's Primary School London, primary	1.36	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Gallions Primary School London, primary	1.33	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Elmhurst Primary School London, primary	1.32	2026	Exceptional (Ofsted report card (current framework))
6	Royal Wharf Primary School London, primary	1.28	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	School 21 Stratford, all through	1.23	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Forest Gate Community School London, secondary	1.20	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	Sandringham Primary School London, primary	1.20	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	St Helen's Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.20	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Ellen Wilkinson Primary School London, primary	1.15	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Brampton Primary School London, primary	1.14	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	Essex Primary School London, primary	1.13	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Cleves Primary School London, primary	1.12	2026	Exceptional (Ofsted report card (current framework))
15	Portway Primary School London, primary	1.12	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Earlham Primary School London, primary	1.08	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Harris Academy Chobham London, all through	1.08	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Colegrave Primary School London, primary	1.04	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	St Francis' Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.03	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	School 360 London, primary	1.02	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Curwen Primary School London, primary	1.01	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	New City Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	St Winefride's RC Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Vicarage Primary School London, primary	0.99	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Altmore Infant School London, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Central Park Primary School London, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Sir John Heron Primary School London, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	Southern Road Primary School Plaistow, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	Carpenters Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Dersingham Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	St Joachim's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
32	Gainsborough Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Park Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Ravenscroft Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Kaizen Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Scott Wilkie Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Woodgrange Infant School London, primary	0.95	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Sheringham Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	West Ham Church Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
40	Avenue Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	St Michael's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Star Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Keir Hardie Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Plaistow Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Roman Road Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
46	Nelson Primary School London, primary	0.91	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	Tollgate Primary School London, primary	0.91	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Drew Primary School London, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Hartley Primary School London, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Ranelagh Primary School London, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Salisbury Primary School Manor Park, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
52	Kensington Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
53	St Edward's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	St Luke's Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
55	Monega Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Stratford Manor Primary School & Nursery London, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
57	Little Ilford School London, secondary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	North Beckton Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Upton Cross Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
60	William Davies Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
61	Oasis Academy Silvertown London, secondary	0.85	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
62	Maryland Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	Odessa Infant School London, primary	0.84	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
64	Selwyn Primary School London, primary	0.82	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65	Grange Primary School London, primary	0.81	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	Sarah Bonnell School London, secondary	0.80	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
67	Rosetta Primary School London, primary	0.79	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
68	St Angela's Ursuline School London, secondary	0.79	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
69	St Bonaventure's RC School London, secondary	0.79	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
70	Plashet, City of London Academy London, secondary	0.77	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
71	Winsor Primary School London, primary	0.77	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
72	Eastlea Community School London, secondary	0.75	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
73	Lister Community School London, secondary	0.73	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
74	Royal Docks Academy London, secondary	0.73	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
75	St Antony's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.72	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
76	Britannia Village Primary School London, primary	0.70	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
77	Shaftesbury Primary School London, primary	0.68	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
78	Bobby Moore Academy London, all through	0.65	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
79	Kingsford Community School London, secondary	0.63	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
80	Stratford School Academy London, secondary	0.62	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
81	Rokeby School London, secondary	0.61	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
82	Langdon Academy London, all through	0.59	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
83	Cumberland Community School London, secondary	0.51	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
84	Harris Science Academy East London London, secondary	0.47	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 84 schools in Newham have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Newham · How we compare schools.