Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) 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, 45 families put Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School as their first choice and 158 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.
First-choice demand has fallen from 67 in 2021 to 45 in 2026, while places went from 60 to 48.
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 | 48 | 45 | 158 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 59 | 64 | 160 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 60 | 63 | 182 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 59 | 67 | 170 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 61 | 77 | 196 | 1.3 | 17 |
| 2021 | 60 | 67 | 187 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 60 | 66 | 193 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 60 | 80 | 196 | 1.3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 60 | 54 | 210 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2017 | 60 | 59 | 178 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 60 | 60 | 179 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 60 | 80 | 201 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 2014 | 48 | 45 | 150 | 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.