Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Prestwood Infant School
This school
Prestwood Junior School
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Prestwood Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 14 July 2026
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 66% | 65% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 79% | 76% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 32% | 35% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | 107 | 106 |
| Maths | 105 | 106 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 106 | 106 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted inspected Prestwood Junior School on 14 July 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance and for personal development and wellbeing; Needs attention for attendance and behaviour.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Prestwood Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Prestwood Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Prestwood Junior School had 176 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 240. It is a mixed school.
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