Beckers Green 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, 59 families put Beckers Green Primary School as their first choice and 125 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 48 in 2021 to 59 in 2026, while places went from 45 to 44.
Across Essex, 90% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Essex lodged 371 appeals against primary school offers; 225 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (15.6% 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 | 44 | 59 | 125 | 1.3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 113 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 45 | 58 | 136 | 1.3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 98 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 42 | 40 | 99 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 45 | 48 | 114 | 1.1 | 6 |
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.