Ferring C of E 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, 36 families put Ferring C of E Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 15 in 2021 to 36 in 2026, while places went from 17 to 30.
Across West Sussex, 92% 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 West Sussex lodged 187 appeals against primary school offers; 102 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (9.8% 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 | 30 | 36 | 90 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 23 | 21 | 68 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 39 | 93 | 1.3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 24 | 23 | 64 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22 | 18 | 64 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 23 | 70 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 27 | 72 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 23 | 65 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 28 | 26 | 76 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | 97 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | 24 | 81 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 32 | 63 | 1.1 | 2 |
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.