Brunel Primary & Nursery 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, 39 families put Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 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 risen from 18 in 2021 to 39 in 2026, while places went from 18 to 44.
Across Cornwall, 96% 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 Cornwall lodged 34 appeals against primary school offers; 22 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (54.5% 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 | 44 | 39 | 65 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 26 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 26 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 60 | 34 | 94 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 59 | 53 | 94 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 45 | 39 | 92 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 42 | 40 | 78 | 1.0 | 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.