Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery: 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, 72 families put Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 265 named it as one of their preferences, for 88 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.
First-choice demand has fallen from 99 in 2021 to 72 in 2026, while places went from 115 to 88.
Across Harrow, 87% 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 Harrow lodged 24 appeals against primary school offers; 19 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (5.3% 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 | 88 | 72 | 265 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 105 | 86 | 296 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 112 | 100 | 298 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 120 | 116 | 321 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 117 | 109 | 318 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 115 | 99 | 330 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 119 | 104 | 373 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 117 | 111 | 385 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2018 | 120 | 177 | 467 | 1.5 | 57 |
| 2017 | 119 | 192 | 537 | 1.6 | 77 |
| 2016 | 118 | 209 | 556 | 1.8 | 95 |
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.