Ealing has a diverse and competitive school landscape. Outstanding primaries in Acton, Hanwell, and Northfields fill quickly, while the borough also benefits from good transport links that draw families from neighbouring areas.
Enter your postcode and choose a Ealing school to instantly see your straight-line distance.
If you're house-hunting in Ealing, check catchment distances for multiple schools — the difference in competition can be significant between neighbouring streets.
Ealing Council uses straight-line distance for community schools. Several popular schools in the borough are oversubscribed year on year.
Notable schools in Ealing include Strong competition for places in Acton, Hanwell, and Northfields — particularly at outstanding-rated primaries.
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Type the school name or postcode into the search box to find any Ealing school.
Add your home postcode. The tool instantly calculates your straight-line distance.
Check your distance against the last-distance-offered in Ealing Council's admissions data to gauge your chances.
For community schools, Ealing uses straight-line distance after statutory priority categories (looked-after children, siblings, faith criteria where applicable). Faith schools and academies have their own admissions policies.
Several schools in Acton, Hanwell, and Northfields are consistently oversubscribed. Use our tool to check the straight-line distance and compare with the last-distance-offered figures from Ealing's annual admissions data.
Yes — our tool covers all state primary and secondary schools in Ealing and the rest of the UK. Enter your postcode to check your distance from any school.
Ealing Council publishes admissions information including last-offered distances in their annual primary and secondary admissions guides, available on the council website.
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