School admission appeals in London
The 32 councils in London heard 4,074 school admission appeals in 2026 and upheld 305. Within the region the spread is wide: 16.2% of appeals were upheld in Ealing against 2.1% in Tower Hamlets.
8.7%
of appeals heard in London were upheld
1,113 of 12,798 appeals heard in 2024–2026
Councils in London
| Council | Heard | Upheld | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newham | 855 | 31 | 3.6% |
| Tower Hamlets | 775 | 16 | 2.1% |
| Redbridge | 734 | 60 | 8.2% |
| Ealing | 721 | 117 | 16.2% |
| Greenwich | 692 | 40 | 5.8% |
| Havering | 623 | 31 | 5% |
| Southwark | 578 | 88 | 15.2% |
| Sutton | 557 | 43 | 7.7% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 503 | 44 | 8.7% |
| Hounslow | 491 | 40 | 8.1% |
| Barnet | 486 | 75 | 15.4% |
| Bexley | 476 | 55 | 11.6% |
| Brent | 455 | 17 | 3.7% |
| Enfield | 452 | 58 | 12.8% |
| Bromley | 442 | 32 | 7.2% |
| Hackney | 364 | 25 | 6.9% |
| Hillingdon | 354 | 29 | 8.2% |
| Lambeth | 352 | 40 | 11.4% |
| Wandsworth | 321 | 22 | 6.9% |
| Waltham Forest | 319 | 40 | 12.5% |
| Haringey | 311 | 12 | 3.9% |
| Croydon | 260 | 22 | 8.5% |
| Harrow | 247 | 10 | 4% |
| Islington | 216 | 24 | 11.1% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 197 | 16 | 8.1% |
| Lewisham | 183 | 15 | 8.2% |
| Westminster | 169 | 16 | 9.5% |
| Merton | 160 | 26 | 16.2% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 158 | 22 | 13.9% |
| Camden | 125 | 18 | 14.4% |
| Kingston upon Thames | 116 | 18 | 15.5% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 106 | 11 | 10.4% |
The Department for Education also reports Inner and Outer London separately; the figures above combine both.
Reading these numbers fairly
A council's rate reflects its schools, its panels and which cases get lodged there — not how strong your case is. It is useful context, not a forecast. Nobody publishes appeal outcomes for individual schools.