Exeter A Learning Community 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, 41 families put Exeter A Learning Community Academy as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 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: 45 first choices in 2021, against 41 in 2026.
Across North Northamptonshire, 94% 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 North Northamptonshire lodged 104 appeals against primary school offers; 71 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (12.7% 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 | 48 | 41 | 56 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 28 | 42 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 46 | 36 | 46 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 45 | 39 | 47 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 60 | 45 | 57 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 57 | 48 | 54 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 56 | 31 | 45 | 0.6 | 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.