Carlton Vale Infant 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, 6 families put Carlton Vale Infant School as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 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.
Demand has been fairly steady: 6 first choices in 2021, against 6 in 2026.
26% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Brent, 88% 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 Brent lodged 40 appeals against primary school offers; 37 reached a hearing and none succeeded.
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22 | 16 | 49 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 14 | 54 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 44 | 28 | 90 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 40 | 27 | 79 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 39 | 37 | 103 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 43 | 31 | 85 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 44 | 25 | 87 | 0.6 | 1 |
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.