John Locke Academy: 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, 97 families put John Locke Academy as their first choice and 238 named it as one of their preferences, for 87 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 106 first choices in 2021, against 97 in 2026.
Hillingdon published that the last place offered for 2025 entry went to a family 1128 metres away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Hillingdon, 95% 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 Hillingdon lodged 6 appeals against primary school offers; 5 reached a hearing and none succeeded.
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 97 | 238 | 1.1 | 15 |
| 2025 | 90 | 102 | 262 | 1.1 | 16 |
| 2024 | 89 | 95 | 251 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 90 | 82 | 227 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2022 | 90 | 108 | 283 | 1.2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 90 | 106 | 270 | 1.2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 89 | 129 | 291 | 1.4 | 42 |
| 2019 | 90 | 138 | 350 | 1.5 | 52 |
| 2018 | 84 | 104 | 279 | 1.2 | 23 |
| 2017 | 84 | 67 | 235 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 90 | 69 | 251 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2015 | 79 | 58 | 203 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 24 | 81 | - | 24 |
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.
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1128 metres | Hillingdon |
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.