Brushwood Junior School admissions: your chances of a place
How many families wanted a place, how many there were, how far the last place went, and how it compares with the schools around it.
Demand in detail
Buckinghamshire published that the last place offered for 2020 entry went to a family 0.785 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Buckinghamshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Buckinghamshire lodged 117 appeals against primary school offers; 61 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (19.7% of those heard).
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.79 miles | Buckinghamshire |
| 2019 | 0.79 miles | Buckinghamshire |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.
How hard the nearest schools are to get into
Councils in England let families name between three and six schools. A realistic back-up is a nearby school with spare places.
| School | Distance | Places | First choices per place | Last distance offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown School | 0.5 miles | 60 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
| Ivingswood Academy | 0.9 miles | 17 | 0.8 (2026) | - |
| Elmtree Infant and Nursery School | 0.9 miles | 29 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Ley Hill School | 1.1 miles | 29 | 1.0 (2026) | 1.58 miles (2021) |
| Thomas Harding Junior School | 1.3 miles | - | - | 0.51 miles (2019) |
| Waterside Primary Academy | 1.4 miles | 28 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
Straight-line distance from Brushwood Junior School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
Brushwood Junior School is its own admission authority: the school sets its admissions policy and oversubscription criteria, and publishes them on its website. You still apply through Buckinghamshire.
In England, a child whose education, health and care plan names the school is admitted first. Then, when there are more applicants than places, looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, followed by the school's own criteria, which usually include siblings and distance from home.
Joining during the school year
Brushwood Junior School has 257 pupils for 256 places. It is at or above capacity, so places outside the normal entry year are rare; ask to join the waiting list. Moving mid-year? Apply through Buckinghamshire's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.
Questions about getting into Brushwood Junior School
How far away does Brushwood Junior School offer places?
Buckinghamshire published that the last place offered for 2020 entry went to a family 0.79 miles away. That is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications and how many places go to siblings and other priority groups first.
What can I do if I don't get a place at Brushwood Junior School?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on Brushwood Junior School's waiting list and consider an appeal. In 2026, families in Buckinghamshire lodged 117 appeals against primary school offers; 61 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (19.7% of those heard). Waiting lists move over the summer as families accept other places or move away.