School admissions in Eastleigh
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 19 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.
Eastleigh in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Eastleigh first 880 times for 875 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Hampshire authority's 324 schools. 6 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 5 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.87 miles (The Crescent Primary School) to 2.32 miles (Fair Oak Infant School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Eastleigh first 978 times for 1,000 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Hampshire authority's 69 schools. 2 of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: The Toynbee School, to 1.02 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
16 schools. 6 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneham Park Primary Academy | 1.36 | 44 | not published |
| Scantabout Primary School | 1.17 | 30 | 1.35 miles |
| The Crescent Primary School | 1.05 | 87 | 0.87 miles |
| Fair Oak Infant School | 1.04 | 113 | 2.32 miles |
| Fryern Infant School | 1.02 | 45 | 1.97 miles |
| Hiltingbury Infant School | 1.02 | 90 | 2.23 miles |
| St Francis Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 39 | not published |
| St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford | 1.00 | 24 | not published |
| Norwood Primary & Pre-School | 0.97 | 35 | not published |
| Colden Common Primary School | 0.97 | 59 | 2.4 miles |
| Shakespeare Infant School | 0.97 | 58 | 1.34 miles |
| Stoke Park Infant School | 0.95 | 77 | 0.83 miles |
| Knightwood Primary School | 0.92 | 39 | 1.88 miles |
| Chandler's Ford Infant School | 0.90 | 49 | 5.36 miles |
| Nightingale Primary School | 0.88 | 43 | not published |
| Cherbourg Primary School | 0.86 | 43 | 0.73 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.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornden School | 1.04 | 302 | not published |
| The Toynbee School | 1.01 | 200 | 1.02 miles |
| Crestwood Community School | 0.94 | 234 | 1.18 miles |
| Wyvern College | 0.92 | 264 | not published |
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.