School admissions in Alton
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Alton in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Alton first 288 times for 286 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Hampshire authority's 324 schools. 2 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Chawton Church of England Primary School, to 0.76 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
11 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School | 1.50 | 14 | not published |
| Chawton Church of England Primary School | 1.35 | 17 | 0.76 miles |
| Binsted Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 7 | 4.06 miles |
| Wootey Infant School | 1.00 | 38 | not published |
| Alton Infant School | 0.97 | 39 | 0.85 miles |
| Four Marks Church of England Primary School | 0.97 | 37 | not published |
| Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School | 0.97 | 30 | not published |
| Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School | 0.96 | 28 | 0.52 miles |
| Selborne Church of England Primary School | 0.93 | 15 | not published |
| The Butts Primary School | 0.93 | 44 | not published |
| Medstead Church of England Primary School | 0.82 | 17 | 1.39 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.