Schools in Hounslow

Hounslow's 29 schools are administered by the London Borough of Hounslow, covering 16 primaries and 7 secondaries in an outer-west London borough closely linked to Heathrow and the affluent Chiswick and Kew fringes. Hounslow uses measured straight-line distance as the oversubscription tie-breaker for community schools; the borough coordinates secondary admissions through the pan-London system, with offers made on National Secondary Offer Day in March.

Competition for primary places in Hounslow town centre is acute - schools such as Hounslow Town and Wellington primaries have offered places to applicants within 0.3-0.5 kilometres in recent years. The borough also contains a number of faith schools with separate admissions criteria, including Catholic schools linked to the Brentford and Isleworth parishes. Families should verify whether their preferred school is a community school (Hounslow criteria) or an academy or faith school (school-specific criteria) before completing their application.