Pinner Wood School admissions: how far away places were offered

0.78 miles

Last place offered on distance, 2026

1,252 m

Last distance offered, 2022 to 2026

Places, 2027 entry
90
Applications, 2026
397

In 2026, the last child offered a place at Pinner Wood School under the distance criterion lived 0.78 miles away.

Community school · 90 Reception places for September 2027
Latimer Gardens, Pinner, HA5 3RA

Last updated · Figures from Harrow Council · How we work these out

Reception offers at Pinner Wood School, year by year

Pinner Wood School: Reception applications, places and last distance offered Source: Harrow Council allocation figures (see sources). The last distance offered is for the group that got the last places.
Year Last distance offered Who got the last places Places that year Places to siblings Applications
2026 0.78 miles
published as 0.778 miles
Children living nearest 90 34 397
2025 0.72 miles
published as 0.724 miles
Children living nearest 90 29 356
2024 0.87 miles
published as 0.867 miles
Children living nearest 90 31 338
2023 1.90 miles
published as 1.9 miles
Children living nearest 90 29 317
2022 0.50 miles
published as 0.495 miles
Children living nearest 90 50 347

Things to know before you apply for September 2027

  • Less predictable The distance cut-off has moved a lot from year to year (between 0.50 and 1.90 miles), and the share of places going to siblings has swung (50 of 90 places in 2022, 29 of 90 in 2023). Treat past cut-offs here with extra caution.
  • The distance cut-off grew from 0.72 miles in 2025 to 0.78 miles in 2026.
  • Children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) naming the school are admitted before the criteria.

Ofsted inspection

At its graded inspection on 6 December 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Pinner Wood School was Outstanding.

Graded inspection (previous framework),
JudgementOfsted’s grade
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early years provisionOutstanding
SafeguardingEffective
  • This inspection was under Ofsted’s previous framework. Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted publishes report cards instead, and says the new grades can’t be compared with the old ones. How Ofsted grades schools
  • From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. An inspection after that date may not be shown yet: the full report on Ofsted’s website is always the latest.

Admission criteria at Pinner Wood School

If more children apply than there are places, the 2026 rules offer places in this order. In 2026, the last places went to children in group 6.

  1. Looked-after children and children who were previously looked after (adopted, or under a child arrangements or special guardianship order), including children who were in state care outside England.
  2. Children for whom it is essential to go to this school because of significant medical and/or social needs, with evidence from a hospital consultant or a Children's Services director (usually only for the school closest to home).
  3. Children of a parent with special medical reasons for this school, with evidence from a hospital consultant (usually only for the school closest to home).
  4. Children with a brother or sister at the school (or its linked infant or junior school) at the time of admission.
  5. Children of staff employed by the school for two or more years when the application is made, or recruited to a post with a demonstrable skills shortage.
  6. Other children, in order of straight-line distance from home to the centre point of the school site (measured by Harrow Council). Equal distances are decided by random computer selection.

Questions about Pinner Wood School

How far away do you need to live to get into Pinner Wood School?

In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 0.78 miles away. In the five years with a distance cut-off (2022 to 2026), it ranged from 0.50 miles (2022) to 1.90 miles (2023). Cut-offs move each year with the number of applicants and siblings, so treat these as a guide to past years, not a promise.

Do siblings get priority at Pinner Wood School?

Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules, children with a brother or sister at the school come fourth in the order of priority, after looked-after and previously looked-after children, children with a medical or social need and children under another priority. In 2026, 34 of the 90 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.

How many applications does Pinner Wood School get?

In 2026, Pinner Wood School received 397 applications for 90 Reception places: about 4.4 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Between 2022 and 2026, applications ranged from 317 to 397 a year. Families name several schools, so one child can count as an application at more than one school.

What are my chances of getting into Pinner Wood School?

It depends mostly on how far away you live, unless you have a sibling at Pinner Wood School or another priority. For a family applying on distance: living within 0.50 miles would have got a place in all five years we have figures for, and living more than 1.90 miles away, in none of them. This is what happened in past years, not a promise. Our Shortlist replays your own address against each year.

Is Pinner Wood School oversubscribed?

Yes, in 2026 places ran out: the last place under the distance criterion went to a child living 0.78 miles away. It had 397 applications for 90 places, counting every preference families named.

Is Pinner Wood School’s catchment getting smaller?

Pinner Wood School has no fixed catchment area: places on distance go to the families living closest, so the cut-off moves each year. The distance cut-off grew from 0.72 miles in 2025 to 0.78 miles in 2026. It depends on how many families apply and how many places go to siblings, so one year’s change doesn’t say what happens next.

What was Pinner Wood School’s latest Ofsted inspection result?

At its graded inspection on 6 December 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Pinner Wood School was Outstanding. From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. The full report is on Ofsted’s website.

When do you apply to Pinner Wood School for a Reception place in September 2027?

Apply by 15 January 2027 for a Reception place starting in September 2027. Apply to the council where you live, even if it isn’t Harrow Council, naming up to six schools in your true order of preference. Offers are made on 16 April 2027.

Schools near Pinner Wood School

Straight-line distance between the schools. Last distance offered in 2026, with the five-year trend.

Sources

Last updated

8 documents from Harrow Council and Ofsted behind this page
  1. How places were allocated at Harrow Primary Schools for September 2026 on 16th April 2026 (Reception)Harrow Council · 2026 allocation figures · p. 1 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  2. How places were allocated at Harrow Primary Schools for September 2025 on 16th April 2025 (Reception) (archived copy)Harrow Council · 2025 allocation figures · p. 1 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  3. How places were allocated at Harrow Primary Schools for September 2024 on 16th April 2024 (Reception) (archived copy)Harrow Council · 2024 allocation figures · p. 1 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  4. How places were allocated at Harrow Primary Schools for September 2023 on 17th April 2023 (Reception) (archived copy)Harrow Council · 2023 allocation figures · p. 1 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  5. How places were allocated at Harrow Primary Schools for September 2022 on 19 April 2022 (Reception). No longer on the council's site (404); copy taken from the Wayback Machine, whose SHA-1 digest matches (archived copy)Harrow Council · 2022 allocation figures · p. 1 · retrieved 5 November 2026
  6. Determined admission arrangements for Harrow community schools for 2026/2027, including the schemes of co-ordinationHarrow Council · 2026 admission criteria · Part A(i)-(ii), Part C · retrieved 5 November 2026
  7. Determined admission arrangements for Harrow community schools for 2027/2028, including the schemes of co-ordinationHarrow Council · Admission arrangements; How the council measures distance · Part A(i)-(ii), Part C (Distance) · retrieved 5 November 2026
  8. Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026) (archived copy)Ofsted · Latest Ofsted inspection · retrieved 5 November 2026

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