East-the-Water Community 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, 53 families put East-the-Water Community Primary School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 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: 48 first choices in 2021, against 53 in 2026.
Across Devon, 96% 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 Devon lodged 45 appeals against primary school offers; 15 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (13.3% 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 | 55 | 53 | 73 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 54 | 53 | 65 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 59 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 48 | 70 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 60 | 69 | 90 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 56 | 55 | 68 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 57 | 89 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2017 | 59 | 59 | 85 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 69 | 71 | 99 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 43 | 37 | 53 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 48 | 43 | 63 | 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.