Brampton Manor Academy: 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, 1161 families put Brampton Manor Academy as their first choice and 2458 named it as one of their preferences, for 434 places offered. That is 2.7 first choices for every place. 731 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 1263 first choices in 2021, against 1161 in 2026.
Across Newham, 74% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Newham lodged 164 appeals against secondary school offers; 157 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (5.7% 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 | 434 | 1161 | 2458 | 2.7 | 731 |
| 2025 | 443 | 1231 | 2605 | 2.8 | 794 |
| 2024 | 449 | 1308 | 2742 | 2.9 | 866 |
| 2023 | 438 | 1325 | 2839 | 3.0 | 898 |
| 2022 | 441 | 1302 | 2819 | 3.0 | 875 |
| 2021 | 435 | 1263 | 2732 | 2.9 | 840 |
| 2020 | 405 | 1321 | 2799 | 3.3 | 928 |
| 2019 | 388 | 1254 | 2775 | 3.2 | 879 |
| 2018 | 358 | 1025 | 2534 | 2.9 | 688 |
| 2017 | 382 | 968 | 2286 | 2.5 | 604 |
| 2016 | 350 | 832 | 2267 | 2.4 | 496 |
| 2015 | 340 | 653 | 1893 | 1.9 | 324 |
| 2014 | 330 | 602 | 1785 | 1.8 | 298 |
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.