Wood End Infant & Pre-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, 23 families put Wood End Infant & Pre-School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 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 35 in 2021 to 23 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 23.
Across Milton Keynes, 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 Milton Keynes lodged 98 appeals against primary school offers; 80 reached a hearing and 31 succeeded (38.8% 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 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 23 | 41 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 35 | 51 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 23 | 19 | 51 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 25 | 65 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 22 | 17 | 44 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 34 | 53 | 1.1 | 6 |
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.