Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy: 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, 57 families put Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy as their first choice and 185 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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: 61 first choices in 2021, against 57 in 2026.
Across Birmingham, 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 Birmingham lodged 382 appeals against primary school offers; 241 reached a hearing and 24 succeeded (10% 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 | 60 | 57 | 185 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 60 | 65 | 197 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 60 | 77 | 196 | 1.3 | 19 |
| 2023 | 59 | 72 | 201 | 1.2 | 17 |
| 2022 | 61 | 63 | 197 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 60 | 61 | 194 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 60 | 63 | 172 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 60 | 62 | 202 | 1.0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 45 | 40 | 171 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 42 | 33 | 151 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 58 | 58 | 154 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 54 | 41 | 124 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 59 | 50 | 156 | 0.8 | 0 |
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.