Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic 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, 36 families put Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 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: 37 first choices in 2021, against 36 in 2026.
Across Stockton-on-Tees, 98% 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 Stockton-on-Tees lodged 24 appeals against primary school offers; 10 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (30% 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 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 39 | 38 | 50 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 66 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 39 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | 64 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 46 | 46 | 75 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 40 | 38 | 62 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 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.