Goffs - Churchgate 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, 91 families put Goffs - Churchgate Academy as their first choice and 456 named it as one of their preferences, for 110 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: 103 first choices in 2021, against 91 in 2026.
Across Hertfordshire, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 95% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Hertfordshire lodged 814 appeals against secondary school offers; 519 reached a hearing and 109 succeeded (21% 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 | 110 | 91 | 456 | 0.8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 112 | 121 | 538 | 1.1 | 36 |
| 2024 | 112 | 138 | 605 | 1.2 | 47 |
| 2023 | 103 | 162 | 573 | 1.6 | 79 |
| 2022 | 118 | 141 | 583 | 1.2 | 51 |
| 2021 | 108 | 103 | 574 | 1.0 | 42 |
| 2020 | 118 | 126 | 513 | 1.1 | 38 |
| 2019 | 119 | 100 | 511 | 0.8 | 28 |
| 2018 | 116 | 68 | 329 | 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.