E P Collier 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, 24 families put E P Collier Primary School as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 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: 24 first choices in 2021, against 24 in 2026.
Across Reading, 91% 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 Reading lodged 53 appeals against primary school offers; 35 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (5.7% 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 | 26 | 24 | 80 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 45 | 95 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 51 | 44 | 99 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 39 | 37 | 88 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 24 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 33 | 29 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 50 | 39 | 98 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 38 | 34 | 83 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 60 | 33 | 86 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 60 | 35 | 89 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 57 | 34 | 85 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 63 | 30 | 79 | 0.5 | 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.