Best Schools in Hammersmith and Fulham

How many schools are there in Hammersmith and Fulham?

Hammersmith and Fulham has 81 open schools: 36 state primary, 13 state secondary or all-through, 17 independent, 9 special and 6 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Hammersmith and Fulham are rated Outstanding?

26 schools in Hammersmith and Fulham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert, L'Ecole des Petits School, Good Shepherd RC Primary School, Ark Conway Primary Academy, St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School and 21 more. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 62 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Ecole Française de Londres Jacques PrévertL'Ecole des Petits SchoolGood Shepherd RC Primary SchoolArk Conway Primary AcademySt John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham get the best GCSE results?

Of the 13 schools in Hammersmith and Fulham with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Lady Margaret School, with an Attainment 8 score of 64.7 and 79% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; West London Free School, with an Attainment 8 score of 64.2 and 76% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Fulham Boys School, with an Attainment 8 score of 63.8 and 82% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Lady Margaret SchoolWest London Free SchoolThe Fulham Boys School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham have the best SATs results?

3 of the 35 primary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results had every pupil reach the expected standard in both reading and maths: Addison Primary School, Good Shepherd RC Primary School and John Betts Primary School. Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Addison Primary SchoolGood Shepherd RC Primary SchoolJohn Betts Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Hammersmith and Fulham?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Hammersmith and Fulham have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Hammersmith and Fulham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Hammersmith and Fulham allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Hammersmith and Fulham?

Apply to Hammersmith and Fulham through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.