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Schools in Greenford

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Greenford is a suburban area in the London Borough of Ealing, with 12 state schools - 10 primaries and 2 secondaries. The London Borough of Ealing co-ordinates all maintained school admissions through the Pan-London process. Ealing is known for oversubscribed primaries in areas close to well-regarded schools, where last-offered distances can be under a mile. Proximity (straight-line distance) is the main tiebreaker for community schools after siblings and looked-after children.

The two secondary schools serving Greenford are The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, a voluntary aided Catholic school with faith-based admissions criteria, and William Perkin Church of England High School, a Church of England academy. Families in Greenford who are not applying to faith schools should also consider cross-borough options in Harrow or Hillingdon, given Greenford's position near the borough boundary.

School demand in Greenford

Across the 12 schools in Greenford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

5 schools in Greenford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

2 of the schools in Greenford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Greenford: 1 oversubscribed (10)

Secondary Schools in Greenford (2)

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Greenford are set by Ealing and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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