Thomas Buxton Primary 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, 66 families put Thomas Buxton Primary School as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 43 in 2021 to 66 in 2026, while places went from 47 to 59.
Tower Hamlets published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 1107 metres away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Tower Hamlets, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Tower Hamlets lodged 54 appeals against primary school offers; 49 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (2% 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 | 59 | 66 | 88 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 83 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 45 | 44 | 77 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 44 | 42 | 84 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 50 | 48 | 87 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 47 | 43 | 89 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 58 | 56 | 91 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 60 | 57 | 102 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 46 | 42 | 94 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 53 | 53 | 95 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 57 | 56 | 130 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 59 | 60 | 139 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 47 | 45 | 118 | 1.0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1107 metres | Tower Hamlets |
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.