Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk 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, 27 families put Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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: 28 first choices in 2021, against 27 in 2026.
Across Kent, 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 Kent lodged 311 appeals against primary school offers; 223 reached a hearing and 22 succeeded (9.9% 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 | 30 | 27 | 72 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 29 | 58 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 30 | 29 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 26 | 50 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | 25 | 45 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 25 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 18 | 39 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 29 | 27 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 41 | 62 | 1.4 | 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.