Mead Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
Drapers' Brookside Infant School admissions: how far away places were offered
0.75 miles
Last place offered on distance, 2026
1.202 km
Last distance offered, 2022 to 2026
- Places, 2027 entry
- 30
- Applications, 2026
- 81
In 2026, the last child offered a place at Drapers' Brookside Infant School under the distance criterion lived 1.202 km (0.75 miles) away.
Reception offers at Drapers' Brookside Infant School, year by year
| Year | Last distance offered | Who got the last places | Places that year | Places to siblings | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.75 miles published as 1.202 km |
Children living nearest | 30 | 21 | 81 |
| 2025 Different number of places | No cut-off | Everyone who applied | 60 | 26 | 117 |
| 2024 Different number of places | No cut-off | Everyone who applied | 60 | 23 | 140 |
| 2023 Different number of places | 5.38 miles published as 8.664 km |
Children living nearest | 60 | 35 | 120 |
| 2022 Different number of places | — | No figures | 60 | 41 | 142 |
- “No cut-off” means every applicant was offered a place at the school or at a school they ranked higher, so places never ran out on distance.
- The number of Reception places changed from 60 to 30 in 2026, so earlier years are less comparable.
Notes on the council’s figures
- 2022: No places went to the distance group (Distance Places 0; Priority Area Places 19), so the 0.455 km furthest distance isn't a cut-off for families applying on distance, and Havering doesn't publish the priority area, so we can't tell who would have got a place.
- 2022: The year is unknown.
Things to know before you apply for September 2027
- Less predictable The distance cut-off has moved a lot from year to year (between 0.75 and 5.38 miles), and the share of places going to siblings has swung (23 of 60 places in 2024, 21 of 30 in 2026). Treat past cut-offs here with extra caution.
Ofsted inspection
At its graded inspection on 11 October 2022, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Drapers' Brookside Infant School was Good.
| Judgement | Ofsted’s grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
- 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 Drapers' Brookside Infant 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 5.
- Looked after children.
- Social or medical need.
- Siblings.
- Children of staff.
- Other children, by distance. Havering's documents don't restate the school's own distance rules.
Read the official admission rulesHavering Council: School admission arrangements, policies and statistical information, "Determined arrangements": own admission authority schools (academies, faith and foundation) set their own admission rules ("please check the individual school website for their determined admission arrangements"). The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.
Questions about Drapers' Brookside Infant School
How far away do you need to live to get into Drapers' Brookside Infant School?
In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 1.202 km (0.75 miles) away. In the two years with a distance cut-off (2023 and 2026), it ranged from 1.202 km (0.75 miles) (2026) to 8.664 km (5.38 miles) (2023). In 2024 and 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. We don’t have a usable distance figure for 2022. 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 Drapers' Brookside Infant School?
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 and children with a medical or social need, ahead of children admitted on distance. In 2026, 21 of the 30 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.
Has everyone who applied to Drapers' Brookside Infant School been offered a place in past years?
In 2024 and 2025, yes: everyone who applied to Drapers' Brookside Infant School was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. In 2023 and 2026, places ran out, so not everyone was offered a place. We don’t have usable figures for 2022.
How many applications does Drapers' Brookside Infant School get?
In 2026, Drapers' Brookside Infant School received 81 applications for 30 Reception places: about 2.7 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Between 2022 and 2026, applications ranged from 81 to 142 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 Drapers' Brookside Infant School?
It depends mostly on how far away you live, unless you have a sibling at Drapers' Brookside Infant School or another priority. For a family applying on distance: living within 1.202 km (0.75 miles) would have got a place in all four years we have figures for, and living more than 8.664 km (5.38 miles) away, in two of them. This is what happened in past years, not a promise. Our Shortlist replays your own address against each year.
Is Drapers' Brookside Infant School oversubscribed?
Yes, in 2026 places ran out: the last place under the distance criterion went to a child living 1.202 km (0.75 miles) away. It had 81 applications for 30 places, counting every preference families named.
What was Drapers' Brookside Infant School’s latest Ofsted inspection result?
At its graded inspection on 11 October 2022, Ofsted’s overall judgement of Drapers' Brookside Infant School was Good. From Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026. The full report is on Ofsted’s website.
When do you apply to Drapers' Brookside Infant 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 Havering Council, naming up to six schools in your true order of preference. Offers are made on 16 April 2027.
Schools near Drapers' Brookside Infant School
Straight-line distance between the schools. Last distance offered in 2026, with the five-year trend.
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Broadford Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School
2026: Everyone offered
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Drapers' Maylands Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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St Ursula's Catholic Primary School
2026: No figure
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Hilldene Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
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Sources
Last updated
8 documents from Havering Council and Ofsted behind this page
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2026: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2026 (Initial Allocations as of 16 April 2026)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2025: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2025 (Initial Allocations as of 16 April 2025)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2024: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2024 (Initial Allocations as of 16 April 2024)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2023: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2023 (Initial Allocations as of 17 April 2023)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school (archived copy)
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2022: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2022 (Initial Allocations as of 19 April 2022)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school (archived copy)
- Havering Council: School admission arrangements, policies and statistical information, "Determined arrangements": own admission authority schools (academies, faith and foundation) set their own admission rules ("please check the individual school website for their determined admission arrangements")
- Havering's Infant, Junior and Primary School Admissions Arrangements & Community Criteria 2027-28: community criteria, "Distance of the home address from the school", offers (nearest school with a place available) and Appendix 1 admission numbers for September 2027
- Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 30 Sep 2026 (Ofsted, published 16 October 2026) (archived copy)
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