The London Oratory School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 226 families put The London Oratory School as their first choice and 694 named it as one of their preferences, for 157 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 117 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 293 in 2021 to 226 in 2026, while places went from 152 to 157.
78% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Hammersmith and Fulham, 64% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 92% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Hammersmith and Fulham lodged 69 appeals against secondary school offers; 58 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (3.4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 | 226 | 694 | 1.4 | 117 |
| 2025 | 152 | 244 | 734 | 1.6 | 128 |
| 2024 | 152 | 239 | 714 | 1.6 | 118 |
| 2023 | 155 | 274 | 758 | 1.8 | 159 |
| 2022 | 153 | 235 | 769 | 1.5 | 133 |
| 2021 | 152 | 293 | 936 | 1.9 | 185 |
| 2020 | 153 | 332 | 974 | 2.2 | 214 |
| 2019 | 154 | 321 | 1019 | 2.1 | 217 |
| 2018 | 158 | 320 | 971 | 2.0 | 214 |
| 2017 | 157 | 320 | 935 | 2.0 | 209 |
| 2016 | 157 | 309 | 875 | 2.0 | 201 |
| 2015 | 155 | 303 | 913 | 2.0 | 195 |
| 2014 | 158 | 251 | 843 | 1.6 | 150 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.