Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools: 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, 88 families put Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools as their first choice and 182 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 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 105 in 2021 to 88 in 2026.
Across Southampton, 93% 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 Southampton lodged 41 appeals against primary school offers; 35 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (28.6% 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 | 89 | 88 | 182 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 87 | 81 | 169 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 90 | 94 | 211 | 1.0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 89 | 112 | 223 | 1.3 | 23 |
| 2022 | 90 | 112 | 221 | 1.2 | 26 |
| 2021 | 89 | 105 | 219 | 1.2 | 19 |
| 2020 | 90 | 101 | 238 | 1.1 | 16 |
| 2019 | 90 | 129 | 228 | 1.4 | 41 |
| 2018 | 90 | 104 | 223 | 1.2 | 19 |
| 2017 | 90 | 138 | 278 | 1.5 | 49 |
| 2016 | 90 | 122 | 279 | 1.4 | 36 |
| 2015 | 120 | 125 | 301 | 1.0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 90 | 98 | 257 | 1.1 | 11 |
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.