Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road 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 Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School as their first choice and 103 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 48 first choices in 2021, against 41 in 2026.
Across Lancashire, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Lancashire lodged 670 appeals against primary school offers; 473 reached a hearing and 126 succeeded (26.6% 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 | 41 | 103 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 33 | 31 | 101 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 43 | 111 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 36 | 39 | 130 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 34 | 33 | 97 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 48 | 139 | 1.3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 36 | 50 | 132 | 1.4 | 16 |
| 2019 | 36 | 48 | 132 | 1.3 | 15 |
| 2018 | 34 | 33 | 94 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | 116 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 36 | 40 | 125 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 35 | 37 | 122 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 35 | 31 | 98 | 0.9 | 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.