Most sought-after schools in Westminster

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	The St Marylebone CofE School London, secondary	2.35	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School London, primary	1.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	The Grey Coat Hospital London, secondary	1.97	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Paddington Academy London, secondary	1.70	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	St Joseph's RC Primary School London, primary	1.24	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School London, primary	1.23	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Pimlico Primary London, primary	1.13	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	St Saviour's CofE Primary School London, primary	1.13	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	St Clement Danes CofE Primary School LONDON, primary	1.07	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Edward Wilson Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Gateway Academy London, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	St Gabriel's CofE Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	St George's Catholic School London, secondary	0.95	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Ark King Solomon Academy London, all through	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	Queen's Park Primary School London, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Wilberforce Primary London, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	St Mary Magdalene & St Stephen's CofE Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
20	Ark Atwood Primary Academy London, primary	0.86	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Essendine Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Hallfield Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	All Souls CofE Primary School London, primary	0.79	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.79	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
26	St Peter's CofE School London, primary	0.76	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School London, primary	0.71	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	St Edward's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.67	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	St Luke's CofE Primary School London, primary	0.67	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Harris Academy St John's Wood London, secondary	0.66	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
31	Pimlico Academy London, secondary	0.66	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
32	St James & St John Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.64	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
33	St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School London, primary	0.58	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Westminster City School London, secondary	0.53	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
35	St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School London, secondary	0.52	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Marylebone Academy London, secondary	0.49	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
37	Westminster Academy London, secondary	0.48	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 37 schools in Westminster have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Westminster · How we compare schools.