Elsley Primary School
Community school in Wembley, HA9 6HT, taking ages 3 to 11, 758 on roll.
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Distance did not limit entry in 2023/24: Brent records the furthest offer at 621.37 miles, further than any school run. Distance is not what will decide a place here.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Brent school's distance, tightest first →
No circle to draw: 621.37 miles is not a distance limit.
Elsley Primary School: no circle, distance did not limit entry Barham Primary School: 3.25 miles, 2023/24, published by Brent
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Elsley Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
With no distance limit the map shows the school and the postcode you check, and claims nothing about a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2023/24, from Brent. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Brent, published admission distances, 2023/24
Where Elsley Primary School and Barham Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Barham Primary School admitted from 3.25 miles in 2023/24, published by Brent. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
Districts inside both distances mean nothing when one of the two did not limit entry: a figure beyond any school run would put half a county inside it. The map above still shows both schools, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Brent, 5 of 123 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (4.1%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Elsley Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 2.1 mi 2023/24 | 0.2 mi |
| Lyon Park Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.51 mi 2023/24 | 0.4 mi |
| Park Lane Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.04 mi 2023/24 | 0.6 mi |
| Oakington Manor Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.39 mi 2023/24 | 0.7 mi |
| Barham Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.25 mi 2023/24 | 0.9 mi |
| Wembley Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.62 mi 2023/24 | 0.9 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 758 pupils in 840 places (90% full) |
| Local authority | Brent |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 20 July 2022. Ungraded inspection, July 2022: school remains Good |
| Meeting the expected standard | 68.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68.0% |
| 2023/24 | 34.0% |
| 2022/23 | 46.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Elsley Primary School
| Girls and boys | 49.6% girls, 50.4% boys |
| English as an additional language | 88.1% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 22.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Elsley Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Wembley Triangle, 0.3 mi away, with 24.5 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 00:11, last 00:27.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tring Avenue | 0.2 mi | 15.3 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 18, 440 |
| Tring Avenue | 0.2 mi | 15.8 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 18, 440 |
| Waverley Avenue | 0.3 mi | 15.2 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 18, 440 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Elsley Primary School?
Elsley Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2023/24 lived 621.37 miles away, per Brent.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Elsley Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 621.37 miles was enough in 2023/24. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Elsley Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Brent school's distance
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Admission distance published by Brent. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.