Caversham Park 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, 4 families put Caversham Park Primary School as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 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 6 in 2021 to 4 in 2026, while places went from 6 to 5.
Across Reading, 91% 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 Reading lodged 53 appeals against primary school offers; 35 reached a hearing and 2 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 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 22 | 77 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | 25 | 72 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 27 | 75 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 28 | 14 | 92 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 39 | 111 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 30 | 24 | 95 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 32 | 128 | 1.1 | 10 |
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.