Prestwood Infant School, Great Missenden
Prestwood Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Great Missenden, part of Great Learners Trust. It was 56% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Prestwood Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Prestwood Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Prestwood Infant School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Prestwood Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Prestwood Infant School are Prestwood Junior School (0.3 miles, 85% reading, 85% maths); Great Missenden CofE Combined School (1.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 79% maths); Little Kingshill Combined School (2.1 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 81% maths); and Speen CofE VA School (2.2 miles, Good).
Prestwood Junior SchoolGreat Missenden CofE Combined SchoolLittle Kingshill Combined SchoolSpeen CofE VA School
The trust
Prestwood Infant School is one of 11 schools run by Great Learners Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Prestwood Infant School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).
Who goes there
12.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (9%).
In 2026, 12 pupils (7.7%) received SEN support and 5 (3.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Staffing
Prestwood Infant School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Great Missenden Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blacksmith Lane (opposite), 350 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Prestwood Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Prestwood Infant School issued 13 suspensions, 8.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Prestwood Infant School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in August 2023. Before that, as Prestwood Infant School (URN 110247), it was rated Outstanding in October 2010.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Prestwood Infant School creates a warm, supportive environment where your child will feel safe and happy. The school has ambitious plans for every pupil and delivers a well-designed curriculum across all subjects, with particular strength in reading through consistent phonics teaching. Your child will receive tailored support, with the school particularly skilled at helping pupils with additional needs access the full curriculum alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge from early years to Year 2
- Strong focus on phonics with consistent, trained staff delivery across early years and Key Stage 1
- Inclusive approach with effective support for pupils with SEND to access an ambitious curriculum
- Warm, supportive relationships between staff and pupils that help children feel safe
- High attendance rates achieved through strong partnerships with families
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistencies in writing quality due to insufficient focus on handwriting and punctuation in the curriculum until recently
- Teaching does not consistently identify and address misconceptions and gaps in pupils' understanding in a timely manner, causing errors to become embedded
- Need to strengthen impact of recent improvements in the early writing curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear processes in place and a strong culture that prioritises pupils' interests.
Extracurricular Activities
Gymnastics, multi-sports, choir, trips to zoo and farm, local village visits, school council
Prestwood Infant School is a good school where pupils are well cared for, happy, and achieve well across a broad range of subjects. The school has strong early years provision and prioritises reading, though some inconsistencies remain in writing standards.
At a Glance
12.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
68 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
21.3
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Prestwood Infant School
Term dates
Prestwood Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Buckinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Prestwood Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Prestwood Infant School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Prestwood Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
56%
Available places
101 pupils
179 places
78 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Great Missenden
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Great Missenden
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
10.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
156
Total Pupils
85
Boys
71
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
15.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,358
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,114
Per pupil
£701k
Total funding
£17k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
14.1%
Persistent absence
64
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Prestwood Infant School
Questions parents ask about Prestwood Infant School
What is Prestwood Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Prestwood Infant School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in August 2023. Before that, as Prestwood Infant School (URN 110247), it was rated Outstanding in October 2010.
What is the catchment area for Prestwood Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Prestwood Infant School is oversubscribed, Buckinghamshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Prestwood Infant School?
Prestwood Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 56% of its 179 places.
How big are the classes at Prestwood Infant School?
Classes at Prestwood Infant School average 21.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Prestwood Infant School?
Prestwood Infant School has around 156 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Prestwood Infant School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Prestwood Infant School in 2024/25. 14.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Prestwood Infant School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Prestwood Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Prestwood Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Prestwood Infant School?
Prestwood Infant School is at Moat Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)