Woodside 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 2020 entry went to a family 0.699 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Church of England Infant School | 0.3 miles | 57 | 0.8 (2026) | - |
| Chestnut Lane School | 0.4 miles | 60 | 1.3 (2026) | 0.41 miles (2021) |
| Elangeni School | 0.5 miles | - | - | 0.55 miles (2020) |
| Chesham Bois Church of England School | 0.9 miles | 29 | 1.0 (2026) | 0.54 miles (2021) |
| Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy | 0.9 miles | 18 | 0.3 (2026) | - |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham | 1.2 miles | 33 | 0.8 (2026) | - |
Straight-line distance from Woodside Junior School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
Woodside 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
Woodside Junior School has 240 pupils for 240 places. It is at or above capacity, so places outside the normal entry year are rare; ask to join the waiting list. Moving mid-year? Apply through Buckinghamshire's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.
Questions about getting into Woodside Junior School
How far away does Woodside Junior School offer places?
Buckinghamshire published that the last place offered for 2020 entry went to a family 0.70 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 Woodside Junior School?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on Woodside 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.