School admissions in Petersfield
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 8 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.
Petersfield in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Petersfield first 184 times for 183 places: 1.01 first choices per place. 3 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.75 miles (Sheet Primary School) to 3.45 miles (Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School).
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
9 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet Primary School | 1.53 | 15 | 0.75 miles |
| Langrish Primary School | 1.40 | 30 | 1.42 miles |
| Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 1.07 | 15 | 1.07 miles |
| Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School | 1.00 | 18 | 3.45 miles |
| West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 1.00 | 3 | not published |
| Rogate CofE Primary School | 0.87 | 15 | not published |
| Buriton Primary School | 0.80 | 15 | not published |
| Petersfield Infant School | 0.79 | 68 | not published |
| East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School | 0.75 | 4 | 3.92 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.