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Schools across Ealing

Local authority · 115 schools across 10 towns

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Ealing (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Ealing (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Schools in Ealing (115)

Showing 20 of 115 schools

Total Schools

115

65 primary · 16 secondary

Total Pupils

54,505

85% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

37

15 outstanding · 22 good

Capacity

64,442

9,937 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

15
22
76
Outstanding: 15
Good: 22
Requires Improvement: 2
Not inspected: 76

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

45.6

GCSE Eng+Maths

45.5%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

78% full
25,648 pupils33,027 capacity

7,379 spare places

Secondary Schools

93% full
21,940 pupils23,519 capacity

1,579 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.5%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

18.4%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

80

2024/25

Absence trend across Ealing schools

4.7%
18/19
4.9%
20/21
6.8%
21/22
7.2%
22/23
6.3%
23/24
6.5%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

50%

Plans Issued

693

Assessment Requests

837

Tribunal Cases

16

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

85%
2019
66%
2020
64%
2021
35%
2022
83%
2023
71%
2024
50%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

4,613 admissions

78

Lodged

(1.7%)

58

Heard

2

Successful

(3%)

Primary (infant classes)

4,046 admissions

69

Lodged

(1.7%)

52

Heard

1

Successful

(2%)

Secondary

4,701 admissions

223

Lodged

(4.7%)

196

Heard

22

Successful

(11%)

Total

9,314 admissions

301

Lodged

(3.2%)

254

Heard

24

Successful

(9%)

Total appeals lodged per year

670
2019
984
2020
781
2021
663
2022
750
2023
623
2024
646
2025
671
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Questions parents ask about schools in Ealing

How many schools are there in Ealing?

Ealing has 115 open schools: 65 state primary, 17 state secondary or all-through, 13 independent, 12 special and 8 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Ealing are rated Outstanding?

32 schools in Ealing were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: North West London Independent Special School, The Sybil Elgar School, Vicar's Green Primary School, Holy Family Catholic Primary School, St John's Primary School and 27 more. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 97 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.

North West London Independent Special SchoolThe Sybil Elgar SchoolVicar's Green Primary SchoolHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolSt John's Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Ealing get the best GCSE results?

Of the 17 schools in Ealing with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Ealing Fields Church of England High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 66.6 and 80% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Twyford Church of England High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 64.6 and 77% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Ark Soane Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 63.7 and 75% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Ealing Fields Church of England High SchoolTwyford Church of England High SchoolArk Soane Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Ealing have the best SATs results?

Of the 58 primary schools in Ealing with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Southfield Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Hambrough Primary School (92% in reading, 96% in maths); and Tudor Primary School (90% in reading, 96% 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.

Southfield Primary SchoolHambrough Primary SchoolTudor Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ealing?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Ealing?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Ealing published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Ada Lovelace Church of England High School, 0.637 miles for 2026 entry; Brentside High School, 1.604 miles for 2026 entry; Ealing Fields Church of England High School, 0.5 miles for 2026 entry; Ark Byron Primary Academy, 0.52 miles for 2025 entry; Ark Priory Primary Academy, 0.452 miles for 2025 entry. We hold figures for 14 schools in Ealing; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Ada Lovelace Church of England High SchoolBrentside High SchoolEaling Fields Church of England High SchoolArk Byron Primary AcademyArk Priory Primary Academy

Source: Ealing admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Ealing?

Apply to Ealing 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.