Schools in Buckinghamshire

190 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Buckinghamshire

Primary

Offered their first choice 91.6%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 86.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 5,630
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.6% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 86.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 6,722 places for 5,630 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 76.7%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 77.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 90.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 6,535
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 76.7% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 90.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 77.0%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 6,847 places for 6,535 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Buckinghamshire lodged 833 appeals about a school place.

598 of them were heard by a panel and 79 succeeded, which is about 13 in every 100 heard.

The other 235 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
St Michael's Catholic School High Wycombe	0.92	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Aylesbury Vale Academy Aylesbury	0.77	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Buckinghamshire by first preferences per place
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Schools in HP11 (7)
Schools in HP12 (5)
Schools in HP13 (9)
Schools in HP14 (8)
Schools in HP15 (8)
Schools in HP16 (5)
Schools in HP17 (4)
Schools in HP18 (10)
Schools in HP19 (5)
Schools in HP20 (3)
Schools in HP21 (11)
Schools in HP22 (12)
Schools in HP23 (8)
Schools in HP27 (6)
Schools in HP4 (11)
Schools in HP5 (9)
Schools in HP6 (7)
Schools in HP7 (7)
Schools in HP9 (7)
Schools in LU6 (13)
Schools in LU7 (21)
Schools in MK17 (13)
Schools in MK18 (18)
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