Blackrod Anglican/Methodist 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, 35 families put Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School as their first choice and 66 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 28 in 2021 to 35 in 2026, while places went from 31 to 29.
Across Bolton, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Bolton lodged 234 appeals against primary school offers; 194 reached a hearing and 26 succeeded (13.4% 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 | 29 | 35 | 66 | 1.2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 28 | 27 | 66 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 21 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 29 | 55 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 28 | 68 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2020 | 25 | 24 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 32 | 57 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 | 62 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 28 | 25 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 27 | 59 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 30 | 27 | 67 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2014 | 27 | 24 | 47 | 0.9 | 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.