FOUNDATION SCHOOL GUIDE
London Foundation School hospitals
London Foundation School includes possible placements across central, north, east, south and west London. Hospital sites range from major specialist and teaching centres to busy district general hospitals serving distinct local communities.
UKFP 2026 PRIMARY-ALLOCATION RATIO
2.04 first-choice applicants per programme- Programmes
- 1,216
- First choices
- 2,484
- After pre-allocation
- 2.31
A ratio above 1.00 means there were more first-choice applicants than programmes. It is a historical demand measure, not an individual probability of allocation.
Compare all 18 Foundation Schools across 2024–2026Possible hospital locations
The table lists the hospital sites currently shown for London. Availability can change between recruitment years, so confirm rotations in the live Oriel programme information before ranking.
| # | Hospital site | Town or area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St George’s Hospital | Tooting |
| 2 | King’s College Hospital | Denmark Hill |
| 3 | Royal London Hospital | Whitechapel |
| 4 | University College Hospital | Bloomsbury |
| 5 | Charing Cross Hospital | Hammersmith |
| 6 | North Middlesex University Hospital | Edmonton |
| 7 | Queen’s Hospital | Romford |
| 8 | Croydon University Hospital | Croydon |
| 9 | Kingston Hospital | Kingston |
| 10 | Lewisham Hospital | Lewisham |
| 11 | Newham University Hospital | Plaistow |
| 12 | Whipps Cross Hospital | Leytonstone |
| 13 | King George Hospital | Ilford |
| 14 | Royal Free Hospital | Hampstead |
| 15 | Barnet Hospital | Barnet |
| 16 | St Mary’s Hospital | Paddington |
| 17 | Hammersmith Hospital | East Acton |
| 18 | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital | Chelsea |
| 19 | West Middlesex University Hospital | Isleworth |
| 20 | Northwick Park Hospital | Harrow |
| 21 | Ealing Hospital | Southall |
| 22 | Hillingdon Hospital | Uxbridge |
| 23 | Princess Royal University Hospital | Bromley |
| 24 | St Thomas’ Hospital | Westminster |
| 25 | Guy’s Hospital | Southwark |
| 26 | Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 27 | St Helier Hospital | Carshalton |
| 28 | Epsom Hospital | Epsom |
SCHOOL-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS
What the mapped footprint shows
All 28 mapped sites use different town or locality labels, so the table reads as a dispersed set of 28 locations rather than one dominant mapped cluster.
London recorded primary first-preference ratios of 2.42 in 2024, 1.78 in 2025 and 2.04 in 2026. The 2026 figure was lower than the 2024 figure. Across the three published cycles, the range was 1.78 to 2.42, illustrating why one year should not be treated as a forecast.
Questions to check for this school
- Which current programmes include the mapped sites, and in which training year?
- Are programmes divided into local groups that reduce travel across the full school footprint?
- Which locations would require a move, a car or travel outside normal public-transport hours?
- Have programme numbers or local allocation arrangements changed since the historic ratio was published?
How to use this information
This is an independent orientation resource. A mapped hospital is a possible location associated with the Foundation School, not a promise that a placement will be offered in every recruitment round. Use the official Foundation School and Oriel listings for final decisions.