All Saints CofE Academy Denstone: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 5 families put All Saints CofE Academy Denstone as their first choice and 15 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 12 in 2021 to 5 in 2026, while places went from 13 to 5.
Across Staffordshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Staffordshire lodged 152 appeals against primary school offers; 97 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (13.4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 1.1 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.