If you would like your child to attend our school, please review the admission arrangements outlined below.
The admission number for Elmhurst in 2025 is 420 pupils for Reception to Year 6. The school's published admission number is 60 per year group. Each year group is made up of two classes. We expect the Reception admission number in September 2026 to be 60 pupils.
The policies listed below set out the school's arrangements for allocating places to pupils who apply for a school place during a particular year.
Where there is an over-subscription the school's admission policy is applied, and applicants are placed on the waiting list held by Buckinghamshire Council.
Elmhurst School participates in the Buckinghamshire co-ordinated admissions scheme. Full details on how to apply for school places through this scheme are outlined below. This includes children starting school for the first time or for in-year applications.
Apply for a Primary School Place
Apply to Change School During the Academic Year (In-Year Transfer)
All applicants refused a school place have a right of appeal. Full details of how appeals are organised are outlined on the Buckinghamshire Council website:
