Culloden Primary - A Paradigm 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, 52 families put Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 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 71 in 2021 to 52 in 2026, while places went from 82 to 57.
Across Tower Hamlets, 93% 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 Tower Hamlets lodged 54 appeals against primary school offers; 49 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (2% 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 | 57 | 52 | 81 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 68 | 64 | 92 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 59 | 57 | 97 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 86 | 79 | 116 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 89 | 79 | 122 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 82 | 71 | 109 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 86 | 94 | 147 | 1.1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 85 | 97 | 147 | 1.1 | 16 |
| 2018 | 87 | 82 | 139 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2017 | 81 | 71 | 122 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 82 | 74 | 128 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 81 | 78 | 136 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 79 | 70 | 128 | 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.