Babraham CofE (VC) 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, 5 families put Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School as their first choice and 33 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 14 in 2021 to 5 in 2026, while places went from 13 to 5.
Across Cambridgeshire, 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 Cambridgeshire lodged 170 appeals against primary school offers; 99 reached a hearing and 26 succeeded (26.3% 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 | 33 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 1.3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | 67 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 13 | 16 | 69 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 12 | 21 | 77 | 1.8 | 9 |
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.