Prestwood Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

1.30

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Prestwood Infant School is a primary school in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Prestwood Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	1.298 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out in 1 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
Reception 2026 drew 35 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
12.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 6.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Moat Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, HP16 9DF
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–7
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 156 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025

Strengths

“Pupils at Prestwood Infant School are well cared for.”
“They enjoy attending school and are happy here.”
“Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and supportive.”

To improve

“However, there are some inconsistencies in the quality of pupils’ writing.”
“This is because, until recently, the school’s curriculum has not focused well enough on handwriting and punctuation.”
“However, it is too soon to see the impact of this work.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

Prestwood Junior School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
Great Missenden CofE Combined School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
Little Kingshill Combined School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Speen CofE VA School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Hughenden Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Naphill and Walters Ash School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
Lee Common Church of England School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published