Co-op Academy Nightingale: 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, 30 families put Co-op Academy Nightingale as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 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 52 in 2021 to 30 in 2026, while places went from 57 to 31.
Across Leeds, 92% 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 Leeds lodged 258 appeals against primary school offers; 131 reached a hearing and 29 succeeded (22.1% 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 | 31 | 30 | 99 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 36 | 116 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 47 | 45 | 123 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 40 | 38 | 112 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 48 | 45 | 123 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 57 | 52 | 145 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 41 | 38 | 119 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 56 | 53 | 149 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 44 | 41 | 132 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 58 | 46 | 193 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 60 | 43 | 136 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 54 | 20 | 81 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 | 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.