Bowdon CofE 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, 103 families put Bowdon CofE Primary School as their first choice and 197 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 101 first choices in 2021, against 103 in 2026.
Across Trafford, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Trafford lodged 35 appeals against primary school offers; 19 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (10.5% 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 | 90 | 103 | 197 | 1.1 | 15 |
| 2025 | 89 | 88 | 181 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 80 | 79 | 169 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 90 | 94 | 195 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 90 | 100 | 182 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 90 | 101 | 205 | 1.1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 90 | 103 | 228 | 1.1 | 14 |
| 2019 | 90 | 96 | 227 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 89 | 107 | 216 | 1.2 | 18 |
| 2017 | 90 | 105 | 219 | 1.2 | 16 |
| 2016 | 90 | 103 | 264 | 1.1 | 16 |
| 2015 | 88 | 80 | 208 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 89 | 83 | 201 | 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.