Schools in Northolt
Northolt is a west London suburb in the London Borough of Ealing with 13 schools, including Northolt High School, which serves as the main secondary for the area. Demand is significant: three schools are currently oversubscribed, and with six schools holding an Ofsted Good or Outstanding rating, popular schools fill quickly each year. The single faith school in the area serves the local Catholic community.
Admissions in Northolt are coordinated by the London Borough of Ealing. Competition for primary places is shaped by proximity — the borough uses straight-line distance as the tiebreaker after sibling and looked-after children criteria. Families in Northolt Mandeville, Rectory Park or West End Road should check precisely which schools their address qualifies for under Ealing's published catchment boundaries.
School demand in Northolt
Across the 12 schools in Northolt with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 3 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.
1 school in Northolt has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
2 of the schools in Northolt are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Ealing, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Northolt have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Northolt: 2 oversubscribed (8)
Downe Manor Primary School
Primary · Community school
Northolt · UB5 6NW
Gifford Primary School
Primary · Community school
Northolt · UB5 6BU
Greenwood Primary School
Primary · Community school
Northolt · UB5 4QG
Willow Tree Primary School
Primary · Community school
Northolt · UB5 5FE
Viking Primary School
Primary · Community school
Northolt · UB5 6HW
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Northolt · UB5 6NL
Petts Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Northolt · UB5 4HB
Wood End Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Northolt · UB5 4LB
Secondary Schools in Northolt (1)
Other Schools in Northolt (4)
Belvue School
Not applicable · Community special school
Northolt · UB5 6AG
John Chilton School
Not applicable · Community special school
Northolt · UB5 5LD
Alec Reed Academy
Special · Academy sponsor led
Northolt · UB5 5LQ
Grand Union Village
Not applicable · Free schools special
Northolt · UB5 6GG
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Northolt 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.