Best Schools in Southall

How many schools are there in Southall?

Southall has 27 open schools: 19 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 1 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Southall are rated Outstanding?

8 schools in Southall were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The Sybil Elgar School, Featherstone Primary and Nursery School, Clifton Primary School, Three Bridges Primary School, Villiers High School and 3 more. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 26 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.

The Sybil Elgar SchoolFeatherstone Primary and Nursery SchoolClifton Primary SchoolThree Bridges Primary SchoolVilliers High School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Southall get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Southall with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Dormers Wells High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.2 and 55% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Villiers High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.8 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Featherstone High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.6 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Dormers Wells High SchoolVilliers High SchoolFeatherstone High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Southall have the best SATs results?

Of the 17 primary schools in Southall with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Tudor Primary School (90% in reading, 96% in maths); Dairy Meadow Primary School (89% in reading, 96% in maths); and Clifton Primary School (91% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Tudor Primary SchoolDairy Meadow Primary SchoolClifton Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Southall?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Southall have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Southall have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council 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 Southall?

Apply to your council - Ealing or Hounslow, depending on your address - 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.