Thomas Harding 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 2019 entry went to a family 0.513 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterside Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | 28 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 0.7 miles | 30 | 0.9 (2026) | 0.59 miles (2021) |
| Elmtree Infant and Nursery School | 0.8 miles | 29 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Newtown School | 0.9 miles | 60 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
| Chesham Bois Church of England School | 1.1 miles | 29 | 1.0 (2026) | 0.54 miles (2021) |
| Brushwood Junior School | 1.3 miles | - | - | 0.79 miles (2020) |
Straight-line distance from Thomas Harding Junior School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
Thomas Harding Junior School is its own admission authority: the school (or its trust) 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
Thomas Harding Junior School has 238 pupils for 240 places. It is close to full, so places outside the normal entry year depend on the year group. Moving mid-year? Apply through Buckinghamshire's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.
Questions about getting into Thomas Harding Junior School
How far away does Thomas Harding Junior School offer places?
Buckinghamshire published that the last place offered for 2019 entry went to a family 0.51 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 Thomas Harding Junior School?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on Thomas Harding 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.