PGCE English Competitivness

I am planning on applying for PGCE English programs for the 2025/26 school year. I am American and I already have my Bachelors degree in English teaching and my American teaching license. When I apply, I am confident that I will have a strong personal statement and letters of recommendation from my university professors and the department head teacher at the school I teach at currently. I will already be halfway through my first year as a full-time secondary English teacher in an American school. I got high scores in all my AP exams and on the ACT which from what I understand is our closest equivalent to A-levels and GCSEs. My one concern is that for my bachelors degree I had a 3.2 gpa which from what I understand is about a 2:2 degree maybe right on the line of being a 2:1, though I could be wrong about that.
I need to apply to schools that sponsor visas and I would prefer to apply to schools in London though I am open to branching out.
Since my gpa was pretty average, I am slightly worried about my chances of getting in. I am not super picky about where I go, I just want to get the qualifications I need in order to be able to get a job and stay in the UK once I finish. When choosing where to apply, I would rather not have to worry too much about whether I will be accepted so I would like to focus my applications on schools where my chances are higher.
Since I did not grow up there I don't feel like I have the best gauge on which schools are particularly competitive or not and I would rather focus my applications on schools where I have a higher chance of getting in. I want to apply to about 8. I have done a lot of research and the ones I am looking at most right now are Middlesex, Brunel, UEL, St. Mary's Twickenham, and Kingston. I have thought about maybe doing it in Wales and am also considering Bangor, Cardiff Met, and Trinity St. David.
I am wondering if anyone has any advice on schools to apply to. Are any of the schools above competitive enough that I have low chances of getting in and I should focus elsewhere? Are there any recommendations anyone has of other schools that would be worth looking into where I might have a decent shot of getting in? Does anyone have any general advice for making sure my applications are as strong as possible?

I am planning on applying for PGCE English programs for the 2025/26 school year. I am American and I already have my Bachelors degree in English teaching and my American teaching license. When I apply, I am confident that I will have a strong personal statement and letters of recommendation from my university professors and the department head teacher at the school I teach at currently. I will already be halfway through my first year as a full-time secondary English teacher in an American school. I got high scores in all my AP exams and on the ACT which from what I understand is our closest equivalent to A-levels and GCSEs. My one concern is that for my bachelors degree I had a 3.2 gpa which from what I understand is about a 2:2 degree maybe right on the line of being a 2:1, though I could be wrong about that.
I need to apply to schools that sponsor visas and I would prefer to apply to schools in London though I am open to branching out.
Since my gpa was pretty average, I am slightly worried about my chances of getting in. I am not super picky about where I go, I just want to get the qualifications I need in order to be able to get a job and stay in the UK once I finish. When choosing where to apply, I would rather not have to worry too much about whether I will be accepted so I would like to focus my applications on schools where my chances are higher.
Since I did not grow up there I don't feel like I have the best gauge on which schools are particularly competitive or not and I would rather focus my applications on schools where I have a higher chance of getting in. I want to apply to about 8. I have done a lot of research and the ones I am looking at most right now are Middlesex, Brunel, UEL, St. Mary's Twickenham, and Kingston. I have thought about maybe doing it in Wales and am also considering Bangor, Cardiff Met, and Trinity St. David.
I am wondering if anyone has any advice on schools to apply to. Are any of the schools above competitive enough that I have low chances of getting in and I should focus elsewhere? Are there any recommendations anyone has of other schools that would be worth looking into where I might have a decent shot of getting in? Does anyone have any general advice for making sure my applications are as strong as possible?