Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC 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, 41 families put Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 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 72 in 2021 to 41 in 2026, while places went from 74 to 41.
Across Derbyshire, 95% 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 Derbyshire lodged 153 appeals against primary school offers; 90 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (10% 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 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 63 | 62 | 82 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 68 | 61 | 88 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 50 | 49 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 74 | 72 | 99 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 57 | 57 | 87 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 59 | 61 | 84 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 59 | 61 | 80 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 53 | 53 | 75 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 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.