Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) 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, 31 families put Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 20 in 2021 to 31 in 2026, while places went from 23 to 29.
Across Wiltshire, 96% 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 Wiltshire lodged 48 appeals against primary school offers; 28 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (42.9% 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 | 29 | 31 | 50 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 20 | 76 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 38 | 35 | 64 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 20 | 60 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 32 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 33 | 28 | 62 | 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.