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Priestmead Primary School and Nursery admissions: how far away places were offered

0.82 miles

Last place offered on distance, 2026

1,324 m

Last distance offered, 2022 to 2026

Places, 2027 entry
120
Applications, 2026
323

In 2026, the last child offered a place at Priestmead Primary School and Nursery under the distance criterion lived 0.82 miles away.

Academy · 120 Reception places for September 2027
Hartford Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 8SZ

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

Reception offers at Priestmead Primary School and Nursery, year by year

Priestmead Primary School and Nursery: 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 0.82 miles
published as 0.823 miles		 Children living nearest 120 39 323
2025 0.62 miles
published as 0.615 miles		 Children living nearest 120 57 341
2024 1.24 miles
published as 1.239 miles		 Children living nearest 120 40 269
2023 0.83 miles
published as 0.827 miles		 Children living nearest 120 57 289
2022 0.55 miles
published as 0.552 miles		 Children living nearest 120 54 330
Notes on the council’s figures
  • 2022 to 2026: rules_uncertain: the school sets its own admission rules, which Harrow's documents don't restate; families on the distance criterion are judged as usual.

Things to know before you apply for September 2027

  • Less predictable The distance cut-off has moved a lot from year to year (between 0.55 and 1.24 miles). Treat past cut-offs here with extra caution.
  • The distance cut-off grew from 0.62 miles in 2025 to 0.82 miles in 2026.
  • Because the academy's own sibling rules can't be confirmed from Harrow's documents, families with a sibling priority aren't judged in years when places ran out (rules_uncertain); families on the distance criterion are.

Ofsted inspection

At its graded inspection on 13 December 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Priestmead Primary School and Nursery 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.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website Source: Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Admission criteria at Priestmead Primary School and Nursery

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.
  2. Children with medical or social needs.
  3. Medical reasons relevant to a parent.
  4. Siblings.
  5. Children of staff.
  6. Other children, by straight-line distance from home to the centre point of the school.

Read the official admission rulesHow places were allocated at Harrow Primary Schools for September 2026 on 16th April 2026 (Reception). The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.

Questions about Priestmead Primary School and Nursery

How far away do you need to live to get into Priestmead Primary School and Nursery?

In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 0.82 miles away. In the five years with a distance cut-off (2022 to 2026), it ranged from 0.55 miles (2022) to 1.24 miles (2024). 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 Priestmead Primary School and Nursery?

Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules, children with a brother or sister at the school get priority after looked-after and previously looked-after children, children with a medical or social need and children under another priority, ahead of children admitted on distance. In 2026, 39 of the 120 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.

How many applications does Priestmead Primary School and Nursery get?

In 2026, Priestmead Primary School and Nursery received 323 applications for 120 Reception places: about 2.7 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Between 2022 and 2026, applications ranged from 269 to 341 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 Priestmead Primary School and Nursery?

It depends mostly on how far away you live, unless you have a sibling at Priestmead Primary School and Nursery or another priority. For a family applying on distance: living within 0.55 miles would have got a place in all five years we have figures for, and living more than 1.24 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 Priestmead Primary School and Nursery oversubscribed?

Yes, in 2026 places ran out: the last place under the distance criterion went to a child living 0.82 miles away. It had 323 applications for 120 places, counting every preference families named.

Is Priestmead Primary School and Nursery’s catchment getting smaller?

Priestmead Primary School and Nursery 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 0.62 miles in 2025 to 0.82 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 Priestmead Primary School and Nursery’s latest Ofsted inspection result?

At its graded inspection on 13 December 2023, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Priestmead Primary School and Nursery was Outstanding. From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. The full report is on Ofsted’s website.

When do you apply to Priestmead Primary School and Nursery 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.

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Sources

Last updated

7 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; 2026 admission criteria; Admission arrangements · 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 2027/2028, including the schemes of co-ordinationHarrow Council · How the council measures distance · Part A(i)-(ii), Part C (Distance) · retrieved 5 November 2026
  7. 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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