Holtspur School & Pre-School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Holtspur School & Pre-School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 25 first choices in 2021, against 24 in 2026.
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 2025, families in Buckinghamshire lodged 107 appeals against primary school offers; 75 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (8% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 24 | 76 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 16 | 109 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 20 | 95 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 25 | 100 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2022 | 29 | 26 | 130 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2021 | 26 | 25 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | 27 | 123 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 24 | 151 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 29 | 44 | 149 | 1.5 | 15 |
| 2017 | 30 | 32 | 141 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 49 | 28 | 140 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 28 | 39 | 149 | 1.4 | 15 |
| 2014 | 30 | 29 | 130 | 1.0 | 9 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.