Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs: 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, 28 families put Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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.
Demand has been fairly steady: 30 first choices in 2021, against 28 in 2026.
Across Wakefield, 94% 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 Wakefield lodged 127 appeals against primary school offers; 79 reached a hearing and 11 succeeded (13.9% 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 | 29 | 28 | 70 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 38 | 94 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 36 | 34 | 90 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 36 | 37 | 60 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 36 | 35 | 57 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 33 | 30 | 53 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 32 | 26 | 60 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 36 | 42 | 71 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 36 | 41 | 69 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 36 | 36 | 66 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 36 | 41 | 73 | 1.1 | 5 |
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.