How many pupils attend Bringhurst Primary School?

Bringhurst Primary School has 157 pupils on roll.

What ages does Bringhurst Primary School take?

Bringhurst Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Bringhurst Primary School located?

Bringhurst Primary School is located in Market Harborough, LE16 8RH, Leicestershire.

How do I apply to Bringhurst Primary School?

Bringhurst Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from Bringhurst Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Bringhurst Primary School for 2021-22 (Reception) was 4.95 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Bringhurst Primary School?

When Bringhurst Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. ‘Previously looked after children’ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Further references to previously looked after children means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. — • A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. • Children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 and children who were adopted under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 24 • Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians); 2. A child with a sibling on roll at the time of application. The term sibling relates to: — • brothers and/or sisters who share the same parent(s) • a half-brother, half-sister or legally adopted child living at the same address • a child looked after by a local authority placed in a foster family with other school age children • a stepchild or children who are not related but live as a family unit, where parents both live at the same address as the child; 3. The distance from the child’s permanent home address to the school. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school. For criterion 3, measurement of distance of up to three decimal places will be in a straight line from the centre point of the home property to the school’s main designated front gate, using a computerised geo-coded mapping system. Where there is equal distance then lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Split residence Where a child lives for part of the week with one parent and for part of the week with the other parent, the address recognised by the Academy for the purposes of an application for a school place is the one where the child lives that is the address where the child permanently spends at least three ‘school’ nights (that is, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) will be taken to be the place of residence. Where the weekly residence arrangement varies, and a child stays with both parents, on average, for the same amount of time during the school week over a four-week period, and one parent lives in another school catchment, the parents will be required to choose one address for the purposes completing a school application. If those with parental responsibility are unable to agree on the preferences, it may be necessary for parents to obtain further legal advice. Leicestershire County Council on behalf of the academy will continue to process an application unless legal documentation is provided that states an application cannot be processed or a pending court hearing. In cases where multiple applications are received for the same child, LCC on behalf of the academy will establish where the child lives for the majority of the time. Where parents cannot agree a single address, parents will be required to seek a Court Order to determine which address is to be used. Where any claimed residence arrangement is found to be false, and the child is yet to start at the allocated school, the place will be withdrawn as it will be considered obtaining the school place on fraudulent and / or misleading grounds. In such circumstances the application will be considered afresh and determined at that time based on the correct information. Parental Proof of Residence In determining an application for a school place, the Council on behalf of the Academy may request evidence of an address or of a move into a catchment area or arriving in the UK. a) Such evidence may include but not be limited to: — • Opening Council Tax Bill; • Signed and dated copy tenancy agreement; • Copy of a letter of completion of house purchase from a solicitor. b) In addition to the above the following may also be asked for: • Copy of child benefit letter; • Copy of current driving licence; • Copy of registration at GP practice or hospital consultant. c) Where a family has moved in with relatives or friends (including new to UK): • A declaration from Parents and householder / homeowner / relative / friend confirming the applicant family now reside at the address; • A copy of most current council Tax bill from occupier; Where the Council does not consider it has been provided with satisfactory proof of address, the application will not be processed until the Council is satisfied that adequate proof has been obtained. Tie-breaker If having applied the priority criteria, two or more applications have identical ranking lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Infant Class Size and Exceptions Infant Classes (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) must not exceed 30 children per teacher, unless an exception applies. The exceptions, are: a) children admitted outside the normal admissions round with Education, Health and Care Plans specifying a school; b) looked after children and previously looked after children admitted outside the normal admissions round; c) children admitted, after initial allocation of places, because of a procedural error made by the admission authority or local authority in the original application process; d) children admitted after an Independent Appeals Panel upholds an appeal; e) children who move into the area outside the normal admissions round for whom there is no other available school within reasonable distance; f) children of UK service personnel admitted outside the normal admissions round; g) children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is admitted otherwise than as an excepted pupil; h) children with special educational needs who are normally taught in a special educational needs unit attached to the school, or registered at a special school, who attend some infant classes within the mainstream school Multiple Births and Brothers and Sisters in the Same Year Group If twins or multiple birth children are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children. Multiple birth children are 'excepted pupils' to infant class limits if allocated in this way. If brothers and sisters in the same year group are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children or when this would breach infant class size limits. UK service personnel or Crown Servants For children of UK service personnel with a confirmed posting to the area or crown servants returning from overseas to live in the area, the Council will use the address at which the child will live when applying the oversubscription criteria, as long as the parent provides some evidence of their intended address. A unit or quartering address will be used as the child’s home address where a parent requests this and evidence, such an official letter declaring the relocation, is received. For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting, or crown servants returning from overseas, the admission authority will: a) allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area (as long as one is available), provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date. This must be an official government letter issued by a government department e.g. FCDO, UKVi, DIT. We will not refuse to process an application or refuse a place solely because the family do not yet have an intended address, or do not yet live in the area. b) use the address at which the child will live when applying their oversubscription criteria, as long as the parents provide some evidence of their intended address. For example, we will use a Unit or quartering address as the child’s home address where a parent requests this. Fraudulent or Misleading Applications We reserve the right to check any address and other information provided so we can apply the oversubscription criteria accurately and fairly. As an admission authority we have the right to investigate any concerns we may have about your application and to withdraw the offer of a place if we consider there is evidence that you have made a fraudulent claim or provided misleading information, for example if a false address was given which denied a place to a child with a stronger claim. Second Applications Ordinarily parents may only make one application for any particular school per academic year. In exceptional circumstances, and at its sole discretion, the Council may allow a further application to be made where there has been a significant and material change in the circumstances of the parent, the child or the school. The following is a non-exhaustive list of what may be considered to be exceptional: • change of address i.e. where the change of address is into the catchment of the school; • new significant and material evidence has come to light in personal circumstances; • a significant change in medical circumstances (apart from medical attention for distress or anxiety as a result of unsuccessful applications / appeals); • there has been a significant and or material change in the circumstances of the school i.e. significant extensions / new build, an increase their PAN, increase in the number of teaching staff. In such instances parents must provide written details of the significant and material change together with any evidence of that change. Where the significant and material change is accepted by the Admitting Authority a second application will be permitted and must be made in the usual way and will be processed in the normal manner and, where necessary, in accordance with the priority criteria. The school offers 26 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Bringhurst Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.6% of pupils at Bringhurst Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Bringhurst Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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How far did offers reach?

4.95miles

was the furthest place offered for 2021-22 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Bringhurst Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Bringhurst Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. ‘Previously looked after children’ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Further references to previously looked after children means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. — • A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. • Children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 and children who were adopted under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 24 • Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians).
2A child with a sibling on roll at the time of application. The term sibling relates to: — • brothers and/or sisters who share the same parent(s) • a half-brother, half-sister or legally adopted child living at the same address • a child looked after by a local authority placed in a foster family with other school age children • a stepchild or children who are not related but live as a family unit, where parents both live at the same address as the child.
3The distance from the child’s permanent home address to the school. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school. For criterion 3, measurement of distance of up to three decimal places will be in a straight line from the centre point of the home property to the school’s main designated front gate, using a computerised geo-coded mapping system. Where there is equal distance then lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Split residence Where a child lives for part of the week with one parent and for part of the week with the other parent, the address recognised by the Academy for the purposes of an application for a school place is the one where the child lives that is the address where the child permanently spends at least three ‘school’ nights (that is, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) will be taken to be the place of residence. Where the weekly residence arrangement varies, and a child stays with both parents, on average, for the same amount of time during the school week over a four-week period, and one parent lives in another school catchment, the parents will be required to choose one address for the purposes completing a school application. If those with parental responsibility are unable to agree on the preferences, it may be necessary for parents to obtain further legal advice. Leicestershire County Council on behalf of the academy will continue to process an application unless legal documentation is provided that states an application cannot be processed or a pending court hearing. In cases where multiple applications are received for the same child, LCC on behalf of the academy will establish where the child lives for the majority of the time. Where parents cannot agree a single address, parents will be required to seek a Court Order to determine which address is to be used. Where any claimed residence arrangement is found to be false, and the child is yet to start at the allocated school, the place will be withdrawn as it will be considered obtaining the school place on fraudulent and / or misleading grounds. In such circumstances the application will be considered afresh and determined at that time based on the correct information. Parental Proof of Residence In determining an application for a school place, the Council on behalf of the Academy may request evidence of an address or of a move into a catchment area or arriving in the UK. a) Such evidence may include but not be limited to: — • Opening Council Tax Bill; • Signed and dated copy tenancy agreement; • Copy of a letter of completion of house purchase from a solicitor. b) In addition to the above the following may also be asked for: • Copy of child benefit letter; • Copy of current driving licence; • Copy of registration at GP practice or hospital consultant. c) Where a family has moved in with relatives or friends (including new to UK): • A declaration from Parents and householder / homeowner / relative / friend confirming the applicant family now reside at the address; • A copy of most current council Tax bill from occupier; Where the Council does not consider it has been provided with satisfactory proof of address, the application will not be processed until the Council is satisfied that adequate proof has been obtained. Tie-breaker If having applied the priority criteria, two or more applications have identical ranking lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Infant Class Size and Exceptions Infant Classes (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) must not exceed 30 children per teacher, unless an exception applies. The exceptions, are: a) children admitted outside the normal admissions round with Education, Health and Care Plans specifying a school; b) looked after children and previously looked after children admitted outside the normal admissions round; c) children admitted, after initial allocation of places, because of a procedural error made by the admission authority or local authority in the original application process; d) children admitted after an Independent Appeals Panel upholds an appeal; e) children who move into the area outside the normal admissions round for whom there is no other available school within reasonable distance; f) children of UK service personnel admitted outside the normal admissions round; g) children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is admitted otherwise than as an excepted pupil; h) children with special educational needs who are normally taught in a special educational needs unit attached to the school, or registered at a special school, who attend some infant classes within the mainstream school Multiple Births and Brothers and Sisters in the Same Year Group If twins or multiple birth children are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children. Multiple birth children are 'excepted pupils' to infant class limits if allocated in this way. If brothers and sisters in the same year group are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children or when this would breach infant class size limits. UK service personnel or Crown Servants For children of UK service personnel with a confirmed posting to the area or crown servants returning from overseas to live in the area, the Council will use the address at which the child will live when applying the oversubscription criteria, as long as the parent provides some evidence of their intended address. A unit or quartering address will be used as the child’s home address where a parent requests this and evidence, such an official letter declaring the relocation, is received. For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting, or crown servants returning from overseas, the admission authority will: a) allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area (as long as one is available), provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date. This must be an official government letter issued by a government department e.g. FCDO, UKVi, DIT. We will not refuse to process an application or refuse a place solely because the family do not yet have an intended address, or do not yet live in the area. b) use the address at which the child will live when applying their oversubscription criteria, as long as the parents provide some evidence of their intended address. For example, we will use a Unit or quartering address as the child’s home address where a parent requests this. Fraudulent or Misleading Applications We reserve the right to check any address and other information provided so we can apply the oversubscription criteria accurately and fairly. As an admission authority we have the right to investigate any concerns we may have about your application and to withdraw the offer of a place if we consider there is evidence that you have made a fraudulent claim or provided misleading information, for example if a false address was given which denied a place to a child with a stronger claim. Second Applications Ordinarily parents may only make one application for any particular school per academic year. In exceptional circumstances, and at its sole discretion, the Council may allow a further application to be made where there has been a significant and material change in the circumstances of the parent, the child or the school. The following is a non-exhaustive list of what may be considered to be exceptional: • change of address i.e. where the change of address is into the catchment of the school; • new significant and material evidence has come to light in personal circumstances; • a significant change in medical circumstances (apart from medical attention for distress or anxiety as a result of unsuccessful applications / appeals); • there has been a significant and or material change in the circumstances of the school i.e. significant extensions / new build, an increase their PAN, increase in the number of teaching staff. In such instances parents must provide written details of the significant and material change together with any evidence of that change. Where the significant and material change is accepted by the Admitting Authority a second application will be permitted and must be made in the usual way and will be processed in the normal manner and, where necessary, in accordance with the priority criteria.

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Bringhurst Primary School: key facts

How many pupils attend Bringhurst Primary School?: Bringhurst Primary School has 157 pupils on roll.
What ages does Bringhurst Primary School take?: Bringhurst Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Bringhurst Primary School located?: Bringhurst Primary School is located in Market Harborough, LE16 8RH, Leicestershire.
How do I apply to Bringhurst Primary School?: Bringhurst Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Bringhurst Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Bringhurst Primary School for 2021-22 (Reception) was 4.95 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Bringhurst Primary School?: When Bringhurst Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. ‘Previously looked after children’ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Further references to previously looked after children means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. — • A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. • Children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 and children who were adopted under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 24 • Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians); 2. A child with a sibling on roll at the time of application. The term sibling relates to: — • brothers and/or sisters who share the same parent(s) • a half-brother, half-sister or legally adopted child living at the same address • a child looked after by a local authority placed in a foster family with other school age children • a stepchild or children who are not related but live as a family unit, where parents both live at the same address as the child; 3. The distance from the child’s permanent home address to the school. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school. For criterion 3, measurement of distance of up to three decimal places will be in a straight line from the centre point of the home property to the school’s main designated front gate, using a computerised geo-coded mapping system. Where there is equal distance then lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Split residence Where a child lives for part of the week with one parent and for part of the week with the other parent, the address recognised by the Academy for the purposes of an application for a school place is the one where the child lives that is the address where the child permanently spends at least three ‘school’ nights (that is, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) will be taken to be the place of residence. Where the weekly residence arrangement varies, and a child stays with both parents, on average, for the same amount of time during the school week over a four-week period, and one parent lives in another school catchment, the parents will be required to choose one address for the purposes completing a school application. If those with parental responsibility are unable to agree on the preferences, it may be necessary for parents to obtain further legal advice. Leicestershire County Council on behalf of the academy will continue to process an application unless legal documentation is provided that states an application cannot be processed or a pending court hearing. In cases where multiple applications are received for the same child, LCC on behalf of the academy will establish where the child lives for the majority of the time. Where parents cannot agree a single address, parents will be required to seek a Court Order to determine which address is to be used. Where any claimed residence arrangement is found to be false, and the child is yet to start at the allocated school, the place will be withdrawn as it will be considered obtaining the school place on fraudulent and / or misleading grounds. In such circumstances the application will be considered afresh and determined at that time based on the correct information. Parental Proof of Residence In determining an application for a school place, the Council on behalf of the Academy may request evidence of an address or of a move into a catchment area or arriving in the UK. a) Such evidence may include but not be limited to: — • Opening Council Tax Bill; • Signed and dated copy tenancy agreement; • Copy of a letter of completion of house purchase from a solicitor. b) In addition to the above the following may also be asked for: • Copy of child benefit letter; • Copy of current driving licence; • Copy of registration at GP practice or hospital consultant. c) Where a family has moved in with relatives or friends (including new to UK): • A declaration from Parents and householder / homeowner / relative / friend confirming the applicant family now reside at the address; • A copy of most current council Tax bill from occupier; Where the Council does not consider it has been provided with satisfactory proof of address, the application will not be processed until the Council is satisfied that adequate proof has been obtained. Tie-breaker If having applied the priority criteria, two or more applications have identical ranking lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Infant Class Size and Exceptions Infant Classes (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) must not exceed 30 children per teacher, unless an exception applies. The exceptions, are: a) children admitted outside the normal admissions round with Education, Health and Care Plans specifying a school; b) looked after children and previously looked after children admitted outside the normal admissions round; c) children admitted, after initial allocation of places, because of a procedural error made by the admission authority or local authority in the original application process; d) children admitted after an Independent Appeals Panel upholds an appeal; e) children who move into the area outside the normal admissions round for whom there is no other available school within reasonable distance; f) children of UK service personnel admitted outside the normal admissions round; g) children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is admitted otherwise than as an excepted pupil; h) children with special educational needs who are normally taught in a special educational needs unit attached to the school, or registered at a special school, who attend some infant classes within the mainstream school Multiple Births and Brothers and Sisters in the Same Year Group If twins or multiple birth children are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children. Multiple birth children are 'excepted pupils' to infant class limits if allocated in this way. If brothers and sisters in the same year group are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children or when this would breach infant class size limits. UK service personnel or Crown Servants For children of UK service personnel with a confirmed posting to the area or crown servants returning from overseas to live in the area, the Council will use the address at which the child will live when applying the oversubscription criteria, as long as the parent provides some evidence of their intended address. A unit or quartering address will be used as the child’s home address where a parent requests this and evidence, such an official letter declaring the relocation, is received. For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting, or crown servants returning from overseas, the admission authority will: a) allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area (as long as one is available), provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date. This must be an official government letter issued by a government department e.g. FCDO, UKVi, DIT. We will not refuse to process an application or refuse a place solely because the family do not yet have an intended address, or do not yet live in the area. b) use the address at which the child will live when applying their oversubscription criteria, as long as the parents provide some evidence of their intended address. For example, we will use a Unit or quartering address as the child’s home address where a parent requests this. Fraudulent or Misleading Applications We reserve the right to check any address and other information provided so we can apply the oversubscription criteria accurately and fairly. As an admission authority we have the right to investigate any concerns we may have about your application and to withdraw the offer of a place if we consider there is evidence that you have made a fraudulent claim or provided misleading information, for example if a false address was given which denied a place to a child with a stronger claim. Second Applications Ordinarily parents may only make one application for any particular school per academic year. In exceptional circumstances, and at its sole discretion, the Council may allow a further application to be made where there has been a significant and material change in the circumstances of the parent, the child or the school. The following is a non-exhaustive list of what may be considered to be exceptional: • change of address i.e. where the change of address is into the catchment of the school; • new significant and material evidence has come to light in personal circumstances; • a significant change in medical circumstances (apart from medical attention for distress or anxiety as a result of unsuccessful applications / appeals); • there has been a significant and or material change in the circumstances of the school i.e. significant extensions / new build, an increase their PAN, increase in the number of teaching staff. In such instances parents must provide written details of the significant and material change together with any evidence of that change. Where the significant and material change is accepted by the Admitting Authority a second application will be permitted and must be made in the usual way and will be processed in the normal manner and, where necessary, in accordance with the priority criteria. The school offers 26 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Bringhurst Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.6% of pupils at Bringhurst Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

4.95miles

was the furthest place offered for 2021-22 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Bringhurst Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Bringhurst Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. ‘Previously looked after children’ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Further references to previously looked after children means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. — • A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. • Children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 and children who were adopted under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 24 • Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians).
2A child with a sibling on roll at the time of application. The term sibling relates to: — • brothers and/or sisters who share the same parent(s) • a half-brother, half-sister or legally adopted child living at the same address • a child looked after by a local authority placed in a foster family with other school age children • a stepchild or children who are not related but live as a family unit, where parents both live at the same address as the child.
3The distance from the child’s permanent home address to the school. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school. For criterion 3, measurement of distance of up to three decimal places will be in a straight line from the centre point of the home property to the school’s main designated front gate, using a computerised geo-coded mapping system. Where there is equal distance then lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Split residence Where a child lives for part of the week with one parent and for part of the week with the other parent, the address recognised by the Academy for the purposes of an application for a school place is the one where the child lives that is the address where the child permanently spends at least three ‘school’ nights (that is, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) will be taken to be the place of residence. Where the weekly residence arrangement varies, and a child stays with both parents, on average, for the same amount of time during the school week over a four-week period, and one parent lives in another school catchment, the parents will be required to choose one address for the purposes completing a school application. If those with parental responsibility are unable to agree on the preferences, it may be necessary for parents to obtain further legal advice. Leicestershire County Council on behalf of the academy will continue to process an application unless legal documentation is provided that states an application cannot be processed or a pending court hearing. In cases where multiple applications are received for the same child, LCC on behalf of the academy will establish where the child lives for the majority of the time. Where parents cannot agree a single address, parents will be required to seek a Court Order to determine which address is to be used. Where any claimed residence arrangement is found to be false, and the child is yet to start at the allocated school, the place will be withdrawn as it will be considered obtaining the school place on fraudulent and / or misleading grounds. In such circumstances the application will be considered afresh and determined at that time based on the correct information. Parental Proof of Residence In determining an application for a school place, the Council on behalf of the Academy may request evidence of an address or of a move into a catchment area or arriving in the UK. a) Such evidence may include but not be limited to: — • Opening Council Tax Bill; • Signed and dated copy tenancy agreement; • Copy of a letter of completion of house purchase from a solicitor. b) In addition to the above the following may also be asked for: • Copy of child benefit letter; • Copy of current driving licence; • Copy of registration at GP practice or hospital consultant. c) Where a family has moved in with relatives or friends (including new to UK): • A declaration from Parents and householder / homeowner / relative / friend confirming the applicant family now reside at the address; • A copy of most current council Tax bill from occupier; Where the Council does not consider it has been provided with satisfactory proof of address, the application will not be processed until the Council is satisfied that adequate proof has been obtained. Tie-breaker If having applied the priority criteria, two or more applications have identical ranking lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Infant Class Size and Exceptions Infant Classes (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) must not exceed 30 children per teacher, unless an exception applies. The exceptions, are: a) children admitted outside the normal admissions round with Education, Health and Care Plans specifying a school; b) looked after children and previously looked after children admitted outside the normal admissions round; c) children admitted, after initial allocation of places, because of a procedural error made by the admission authority or local authority in the original application process; d) children admitted after an Independent Appeals Panel upholds an appeal; e) children who move into the area outside the normal admissions round for whom there is no other available school within reasonable distance; f) children of UK service personnel admitted outside the normal admissions round; g) children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is admitted otherwise than as an excepted pupil; h) children with special educational needs who are normally taught in a special educational needs unit attached to the school, or registered at a special school, who attend some infant classes within the mainstream school Multiple Births and Brothers and Sisters in the Same Year Group If twins or multiple birth children are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children. Multiple birth children are 'excepted pupils' to infant class limits if allocated in this way. If brothers and sisters in the same year group are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children or when this would breach infant class size limits. UK service personnel or Crown Servants For children of UK service personnel with a confirmed posting to the area or crown servants returning from overseas to live in the area, the Council will use the address at which the child will live when applying the oversubscription criteria, as long as the parent provides some evidence of their intended address. A unit or quartering address will be used as the child’s home address where a parent requests this and evidence, such an official letter declaring the relocation, is received. For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting, or crown servants returning from overseas, the admission authority will: a) allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area (as long as one is available), provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date. This must be an official government letter issued by a government department e.g. FCDO, UKVi, DIT. We will not refuse to process an application or refuse a place solely because the family do not yet have an intended address, or do not yet live in the area. b) use the address at which the child will live when applying their oversubscription criteria, as long as the parents provide some evidence of their intended address. For example, we will use a Unit or quartering address as the child’s home address where a parent requests this. Fraudulent or Misleading Applications We reserve the right to check any address and other information provided so we can apply the oversubscription criteria accurately and fairly. As an admission authority we have the right to investigate any concerns we may have about your application and to withdraw the offer of a place if we consider there is evidence that you have made a fraudulent claim or provided misleading information, for example if a false address was given which denied a place to a child with a stronger claim. Second Applications Ordinarily parents may only make one application for any particular school per academic year. In exceptional circumstances, and at its sole discretion, the Council may allow a further application to be made where there has been a significant and material change in the circumstances of the parent, the child or the school. The following is a non-exhaustive list of what may be considered to be exceptional: • change of address i.e. where the change of address is into the catchment of the school; • new significant and material evidence has come to light in personal circumstances; • a significant change in medical circumstances (apart from medical attention for distress or anxiety as a result of unsuccessful applications / appeals); • there has been a significant and or material change in the circumstances of the school i.e. significant extensions / new build, an increase their PAN, increase in the number of teaching staff. In such instances parents must provide written details of the significant and material change together with any evidence of that change. Where the significant and material change is accepted by the Admitting Authority a second application will be permitted and must be made in the usual way and will be processed in the normal manner and, where necessary, in accordance with the priority criteria.

Bringhurst Primary School: key facts

How many pupils attend Bringhurst Primary School?: Bringhurst Primary School has 157 pupils on roll.
What ages does Bringhurst Primary School take?: Bringhurst Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Bringhurst Primary School located?: Bringhurst Primary School is located in Market Harborough, LE16 8RH, Leicestershire.
How do I apply to Bringhurst Primary School?: Bringhurst Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Bringhurst Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Bringhurst Primary School for 2021-22 (Reception) was 4.95 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Bringhurst Primary School?: When Bringhurst Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. ‘Previously looked after children’ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Further references to previously looked after children means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. — • A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. • Children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 and children who were adopted under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. 24 • Child arrangements orders are defined in section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians); 2. A child with a sibling on roll at the time of application. The term sibling relates to: — • brothers and/or sisters who share the same parent(s) • a half-brother, half-sister or legally adopted child living at the same address • a child looked after by a local authority placed in a foster family with other school age children • a stepchild or children who are not related but live as a family unit, where parents both live at the same address as the child; 3. The distance from the child’s permanent home address to the school. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school. For criterion 3, measurement of distance of up to three decimal places will be in a straight line from the centre point of the home property to the school’s main designated front gate, using a computerised geo-coded mapping system. Where there is equal distance then lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Split residence Where a child lives for part of the week with one parent and for part of the week with the other parent, the address recognised by the Academy for the purposes of an application for a school place is the one where the child lives that is the address where the child permanently spends at least three ‘school’ nights (that is, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) will be taken to be the place of residence. Where the weekly residence arrangement varies, and a child stays with both parents, on average, for the same amount of time during the school week over a four-week period, and one parent lives in another school catchment, the parents will be required to choose one address for the purposes completing a school application. If those with parental responsibility are unable to agree on the preferences, it may be necessary for parents to obtain further legal advice. Leicestershire County Council on behalf of the academy will continue to process an application unless legal documentation is provided that states an application cannot be processed or a pending court hearing. In cases where multiple applications are received for the same child, LCC on behalf of the academy will establish where the child lives for the majority of the time. Where parents cannot agree a single address, parents will be required to seek a Court Order to determine which address is to be used. Where any claimed residence arrangement is found to be false, and the child is yet to start at the allocated school, the place will be withdrawn as it will be considered obtaining the school place on fraudulent and / or misleading grounds. In such circumstances the application will be considered afresh and determined at that time based on the correct information. Parental Proof of Residence In determining an application for a school place, the Council on behalf of the Academy may request evidence of an address or of a move into a catchment area or arriving in the UK. a) Such evidence may include but not be limited to: — • Opening Council Tax Bill; • Signed and dated copy tenancy agreement; • Copy of a letter of completion of house purchase from a solicitor. b) In addition to the above the following may also be asked for: • Copy of child benefit letter; • Copy of current driving licence; • Copy of registration at GP practice or hospital consultant. c) Where a family has moved in with relatives or friends (including new to UK): • A declaration from Parents and householder / homeowner / relative / friend confirming the applicant family now reside at the address; • A copy of most current council Tax bill from occupier; Where the Council does not consider it has been provided with satisfactory proof of address, the application will not be processed until the Council is satisfied that adequate proof has been obtained. Tie-breaker If having applied the priority criteria, two or more applications have identical ranking lots will be drawn. The drawing of lots will be undertaken by an independent person, not an employee or governor of the school. Infant Class Size and Exceptions Infant Classes (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) must not exceed 30 children per teacher, unless an exception applies. The exceptions, are: a) children admitted outside the normal admissions round with Education, Health and Care Plans specifying a school; b) looked after children and previously looked after children admitted outside the normal admissions round; c) children admitted, after initial allocation of places, because of a procedural error made by the admission authority or local authority in the original application process; d) children admitted after an Independent Appeals Panel upholds an appeal; e) children who move into the area outside the normal admissions round for whom there is no other available school within reasonable distance; f) children of UK service personnel admitted outside the normal admissions round; g) children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is admitted otherwise than as an excepted pupil; h) children with special educational needs who are normally taught in a special educational needs unit attached to the school, or registered at a special school, who attend some infant classes within the mainstream school Multiple Births and Brothers and Sisters in the Same Year Group If twins or multiple birth children are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children. Multiple birth children are 'excepted pupils' to infant class limits if allocated in this way. If brothers and sisters in the same year group are split by operation of the oversubscription criteria, the school will go above its published admission number to accommodate all children unless this would make the class too large and prejudice the education of the other children or when this would breach infant class size limits. UK service personnel or Crown Servants For children of UK service personnel with a confirmed posting to the area or crown servants returning from overseas to live in the area, the Council will use the address at which the child will live when applying the oversubscription criteria, as long as the parent provides some evidence of their intended address. A unit or quartering address will be used as the child’s home address where a parent requests this and evidence, such an official letter declaring the relocation, is received. For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting, or crown servants returning from overseas, the admission authority will: a) allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area (as long as one is available), provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date. This must be an official government letter issued by a government department e.g. FCDO, UKVi, DIT. We will not refuse to process an application or refuse a place solely because the family do not yet have an intended address, or do not yet live in the area. b) use the address at which the child will live when applying their oversubscription criteria, as long as the parents provide some evidence of their intended address. For example, we will use a Unit or quartering address as the child’s home address where a parent requests this. Fraudulent or Misleading Applications We reserve the right to check any address and other information provided so we can apply the oversubscription criteria accurately and fairly. As an admission authority we have the right to investigate any concerns we may have about your application and to withdraw the offer of a place if we consider there is evidence that you have made a fraudulent claim or provided misleading information, for example if a false address was given which denied a place to a child with a stronger claim. Second Applications Ordinarily parents may only make one application for any particular school per academic year. In exceptional circumstances, and at its sole discretion, the Council may allow a further application to be made where there has been a significant and material change in the circumstances of the parent, the child or the school. The following is a non-exhaustive list of what may be considered to be exceptional: • change of address i.e. where the change of address is into the catchment of the school; • new significant and material evidence has come to light in personal circumstances; • a significant change in medical circumstances (apart from medical attention for distress or anxiety as a result of unsuccessful applications / appeals); • there has been a significant and or material change in the circumstances of the school i.e. significant extensions / new build, an increase their PAN, increase in the number of teaching staff. In such instances parents must provide written details of the significant and material change together with any evidence of that change. Where the significant and material change is accepted by the Admitting Authority a second application will be permitted and must be made in the usual way and will be processed in the normal manner and, where necessary, in accordance with the priority criteria. The school offers 26 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Bringhurst Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.6% of pupils at Bringhurst Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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