Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery 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, 20 families put Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 40 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 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 25 in 2021 to 20 in 2026, while places went from 31 to 20.
Across County Durham, 97% 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 County Durham lodged 45 appeals against primary school offers; 28 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (32.1% 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 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 29 | 55 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 25 | 51 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 18 | 51 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 25 | 55 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 29 | 28 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 42 | 38 | 60 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | 28 | 48 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | 25 | 46 | 0.8 | 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.