Ashurst CofE Primary School: 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, 9 families put Ashurst CofE Primary School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 8 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 1 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 4 in 2021 to 9 in 2026, while places went from 5 to 8.
Across West Sussex, 92% 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 West Sussex lodged 187 appeals against primary school offers; 102 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (9.8% 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 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 1.6 | 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.