Co-op Academy Broadhurst: 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, 26 families put Co-op Academy Broadhurst as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 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: 28 first choices in 2021, against 26 in 2026.
Across Manchester, 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 Manchester lodged 288 appeals against primary school offers; 147 reached a hearing and 33 succeeded (22.4% 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 | 28 | 26 | 65 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 29 | 60 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 65 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 40 | 78 | 1.3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 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.