Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery 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, 7 families put Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 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.
First-choice demand has fallen from 26 in 2021 to 7 in 2026, while places went from 26 to 7.
Across Croydon, 90% 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 Croydon lodged 83 appeals against primary school offers; 49 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (8.2% 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 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 42 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 23 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 36 | 67 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 29 | 28 | 60 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 34 | 73 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 30 | 32 | 66 | 1.1 | 3 |
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.