Colden Junior and Infant School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
Across Calderdale, 97% 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 Calderdale lodged 36 appeals against primary school offers; 16 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (6.3% 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 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.