Buckinghamshire school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

Buckinghamshire admissions page GOV.UK: School admissions

Council link checked 6 Nov 2026.

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Counting school days from Buckinghamshire's term dates, 20 school days after offer day is 13 Apr 2027 (secondary) and 17 May 2027 (primary) — the earliest any deadline can be.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (36)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Amersham School	175	667	189	127	3.8 per offer
Aylesbury Grammar School	183	568	292	176	3.1 per offer
Aylesbury High School	191	554	268	180	2.9 per offer
Beaconsfield High School	186	799	252	164	4.3 per offer
Buckingham School	213	368	179	179	1.7 per offer
Burnham Grammar School	180	978	345	162	5.4 per offer
Chesham Grammar School	183	1080	309	176	5.9 per offer
Chiltern Hills Academy	212	205	95	95	1.0 per offer
Cressex Community School	145	453	168	106	3.1 per offer
Dr Challoner's Grammar School	185	669	238	168	3.6 per offer
Dr Challoner's High School	189	703	302	184	3.7 per offer
E-Act Bourne End Academy	146	228	52	52	1.6 per offer
Great Marlow School	225	655	242	187	2.9 per offer
Holmer Green Senior School	209	671	186	163	3.2 per offer
John Colet School	174	447	169	140	2.6 per offer
John Hampden Grammar School	184	865	259	161	4.7 per offer
Pioneer Secondary Academy	128	207	88	88	1.6 per offer
Princes Risborough School	178	447	180	154	2.5 per offer
Royal Latin School	179	529	304	168	3.0 per offer
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School	184	962	256	155	5.2 per offer
Sir Thomas Fremantle School	139	347	120	108	2.5 per offer
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School	146	714	257	144	4.9 per offer
Sir William Ramsay School	207	171	45	45	0.8 per offer
St Michael's Catholic School	115	463	106	73	4.0 per offer
The Aylesbury Vale Academy	189	446	145	137	2.4 per offer
The Beaconsfield School	148	619	186	115	4.2 per offer
The Chalfonts Community College	235	250	73	73	1.1 per offer
The Cottesloe School	203	431	217	175	2.1 per offer
The Grange School	230	560	183	166	2.4 per offer
The Highcrest Academy	172	463	187	123	2.7 per offer
The Kingsbrook School	165	579	162	136	3.5 per offer
The Mandeville School	202	226	92	92	1.1 per offer
The Misbourne School	171	596	191	147	3.5 per offer
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe	182	701	217	157	3.9 per offer
Waddesdon Church of England School	133	522	185	129	3.9 per offer
Wycombe High School	190	720	263	157	3.8 per offer

Primary schools (159)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Abbey View Primary Academy	29	133	53	29	4.6 per offer
Ash Hill Primary School	30	44	28	28	1.5 per offer
Ashmead Combined School	87	162	86	86	1.9 per offer
Aston Clinton School	54	143	51	51	2.6 per offer
Bearbrook Combined School	60	137	58	58	2.3 per offer
Bedgrove Infant School	116	290	107	107	2.5 per offer
Bierton Church of England Combined School	60	174	50	49	2.9 per offer
Bledlow Ridge School	27	79	30	24	2.9 per offer
Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery	30	78	30	27	2.6 per offer
Bourton Meadow Academy	62	99	61	61	1.6 per offer
Brill Church of England School	29	61	25	25	2.1 per offer
Brookmead School	45	70	42	42	1.6 per offer
Broughton Community Schools (Infants)	60	211	68	59	3.5 per offer
Buckingham Park Church of England Primary School	60	159	59	54	2.7 per offer
Buckingham Primary School	39	92	39	39	2.4 per offer
Butlers Court School	60	137	75	60	2.3 per offer
Cadmore End CofE School	6	28	4	4	4.7 per offer
Carrington Infant School	36	98	32	32	2.7 per offer
Castlefield School	51	75	41	41	1.5 per offer
Cedar Park School & Nursery	30	102	29	27	3.4 per offer
Chalfont St Giles Infant School and Nursery	55	117	49	49	2.1 per offer
Chalfont St Peter Infant School	60	141	47	45	2.4 per offer
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy	18	35	6	6	1.9 per offer
Chartridge Combined School	30	83	41	30	2.8 per offer
Cheddington Combined School	28	57	26	26	2.0 per offer
Chenies School	2	23	1	1	11.5 per offer
Chepping View Primary Academy	57	180	87	55	3.2 per offer
Chesham Bois Church of England School	29	121	28	25	4.2 per offer
Chestnut Lane School	60	165	79	60	2.8 per offer
Claytons Primary School	21	53	21	21	2.5 per offer
Coleshill Church of England Infant School	8	25	7	7	3.1 per offer
Cuddington and Dinton CofE School	26	85	19	17	3.3 per offer
Curzon Church of England Combined School	13	46	13	13	3.5 per offer
Dagnall VA Church of England School	12	26	11	11	2.2 per offer
Danesfield School	58	127	70	58	2.2 per offer
Denham Green E-ACT Primary Academy	28	52	29	25	1.9 per offer
Denham Village School	15	55	10	10	3.7 per offer
Dorney School	18	49	13	13	2.7 per offer
Drayton Parslow Village School	15	57	22	15	3.8 per offer
Dropmore Infant School	20	58	17	17	2.9 per offer
East Claydon Church of England School	14	31	14	14	2.2 per offer
Edlesborough Primary Academy	30	49	37	30	1.6 per offer
Elmhurst School	56	70	32	32	1.3 per offer
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School	29	82	28	28	2.8 per offer
Farnham Common Infant School	44	69	41	41	1.6 per offer
Foxes Piece School	20	37	20	20	1.9 per offer
Frieth Church of England Combined School	26	62	22	22	2.4 per offer
Fulmer Infant School	19	84	10	10	4.4 per offer
George Grenville Academy	15	38	14	14	2.5 per offer
Great Horwood Church of England School	11	33	11	11	3.0 per offer
Great Kimble Church of England School	15	35	16	14	2.3 per offer
Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School	48	104	44	44	2.2 per offer
Great Missenden CofE Combined School	24	71	24	24	3.0 per offer
Green Ridge Primary Academy	90	196	109	86	2.2 per offer
Grendon Underwood School	27	38	27	27	1.4 per offer
Haddenham Community Infant School	30	128	32	27	4.3 per offer
Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School	58	141	74	56	2.4 per offer
Halton Community Combined School	30	105	42	28	3.5 per offer
Hamilton Academy	73	151	68	68	2.1 per offer
Hannah Ball Academy	17	43	14	14	2.5 per offer
Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School	16	40	12	12	2.5 per offer
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School	59	110	59	59	1.9 per offer
Hazlemere Church of England Combined School	18	77	16	16	4.3 per offer
High Ash Church of England Primary School	30	43	27	27	1.4 per offer
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School	30	83	37	28	2.8 per offer
Highworth Combined School and Nursery	60	137	58	55	2.3 per offer
Holmer Green First School and Pre-School	54	104	52	52	1.9 per offer
Holtspur School & Pre-School	26	76	24	24	2.9 per offer
Hughenden Primary School	19	61	16	16	3.2 per offer
Hyde Heath Infant School	14	59	11	11	4.2 per offer
Ibstone CofE Primary School	12	42	10	10	3.5 per offer
Ickford School	20	63	30	20	3.2 per offer
Iver Heath Infant School and Nursery	45	65	43	43	1.4 per offer
Iver Village Infant Academy	29	42	26	26	1.4 per offer
Ivingswood Academy	17	21	14	14	1.2 per offer
Jordans School	14	99	12	12	7.1 per offer
Juniper Hill School	57	126	55	55	2.2 per offer
Kings Wood School and Nursery	53	110	50	50	2.1 per offer
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy	60	176	70	60	2.9 per offer
Lace Hill Academy	22	57	22	22	2.6 per offer
Lane End Primary School	8	15	8	8	1.9 per offer
Lee Common Church of England School	14	43	12	12	3.1 per offer
Lent Rise School	59	104	49	49	1.8 per offer
Ley Hill School	29	72	29	25	2.5 per offer
Little Chalfont Primary School	30	91	51	30	3.0 per offer
Little Kingshill Combined School	29	116	35	29	4.0 per offer
Little Marlow CofE School	0	16	0	0	Not published
Little Missenden Church of England School	14	38	14	14	2.7 per offer
Long Crendon School	32	119	32	28	3.7 per offer
Longwick Church of England Combined School	23	48	17	17	2.1 per offer
Loudwater Combined School	30	77	27	25	2.6 per offer
Maids Moreton Church of England School	15	49	17	15	3.3 per offer
Manor Farm Community Infant School	33	76	31	31	2.3 per offer
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School	27	63	25	25	2.3 per offer
Marsh School	30	75	28	26	2.5 per offer
Marsworth Church of England Infant School	5	24	5	5	4.8 per offer
Millbrook Combined School	44	87	40	40	2.0 per offer
Monks Risborough CofE Primary School	30	87	31	28	2.9 per offer
Mursley Church of England School	15	50	13	13	3.3 per offer
Naphill and Walters Ash School	30	61	42	30	2.0 per offer
Newton Longville Church of England Primary School	22	45	21	21	2.0 per offer
Newtown School	60	94	56	56	1.6 per offer
North Marston Church of England School	13	31	13	13	2.4 per offer
Oak Green School	53	119	51	51	2.2 per offer
Oakley Church of England Combined School	15	34	16	14	2.3 per offer
Oakridge School	44	94	42	42	2.1 per offer
Orchard View Primary Academy	36	117	29	29	3.3 per offer
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School	30	56	28	28	1.9 per offer
Overstone Combined School	11	23	11	11	2.1 per offer
Padbury Church of England School	13	38	12	12	2.9 per offer
Prestwood Infant School	38	58	35	35	1.5 per offer
Princes Risborough Primary School	30	77	31	27	2.6 per offer
Quainton Church of England School	27	68	23	23	2.5 per offer
Radnage Church of England Primary School	13	37	15	13	2.8 per offer
Robertswood School	57	110	53	53	1.9 per offer
Roundwood Primary School	20	37	20	20	1.9 per offer
Seer Green Church of England School	29	71	29	29	2.4 per offer
Speen CofE VA School	14	31	17	14	2.2 per offer
St George's Church of England Infant School	57	120	46	44	2.1 per offer
St James and St John CofE Primary School	16	37	15	15	2.3 per offer
St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green	29	72	22	22	2.5 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School	35	94	35	35	2.7 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	43	109	40	40	2.5 per offer
St Louis Catholic Primary School	59	146	80	58	2.5 per offer
St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School	40	107	38	38	2.7 per offer
St Mary's Church of England School	60	145	58	55	2.4 per offer
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham	33	79	25	25	2.4 per offer
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School	30	58	32	29	1.9 per offer
St Michael's Catholic School	46	105	41	41	2.3 per offer
St Michael's Church of England Combined School	30	64	30	29	2.1 per offer
St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School	30	73	36	27	2.4 per offer
St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn	27	52	25	25	1.9 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Primary School	30	81	36	26	2.7 per offer
Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School	18	27	18	18	1.5 per offer
Stoke Mandeville Combined School	30	99	32	29	3.3 per offer
Stokenchurch Primary School	43	62	42	42	1.4 per offer
Stone Church of England Combined School	30	87	27	27	2.9 per offer
The Aylesbury Vale Academy	60	206	72	51	3.4 per offer
The Disraeli School	75	151	64	64	2.0 per offer
The Downley School	38	75	36	36	2.0 per offer
The Gerrards Cross CofE School	58	155	84	57	2.7 per offer
The John Hampden School	89	153	76	76	1.7 per offer
The Stoke Poges School	60	117	63	53	2.0 per offer
Thomas Hickman School	59	114	50	50	1.9 per offer
Thornborough Infant School	12	23	12	12	1.9 per offer
Turnfurlong Infant School	90	296	93	88	3.3 per offer
Twyford C of E School	10	26	9	9	2.6 per offer
Tylers Green First School	60	151	68	60	2.5 per offer
Waddesdon Village Primary School	30	92	31	26	3.1 per offer
Waterside Primary Academy	28	52	27	27	1.9 per offer
West Wycombe School	12	32	12	12	2.7 per offer
Weston Turville Church of England School	27	95	26	26	3.5 per offer
Whaddon CofE School	5	11	5	5	2.2 per offer
Whitchurch Combined School	31	76	32	28	2.5 per offer
Widmer End Community Combined School	25	72	24	24	2.9 per offer
William Harding School	53	119	52	52	2.2 per offer
Wingrave Church of England Combined School	23	35	21	21	1.5 per offer
Winslow Church of England School	47	70	47	47	1.5 per offer
Wooburn Green Primary School	20	61	18	18	3.1 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Buckinghamshire secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.