Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase: 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, 77 families put Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase as their first choice and 158 named it as one of their preferences, for 85 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 97 in 2021 to 77 in 2026, while places went from 90 to 85.
Across Telford and Wrekin, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Telford and Wrekin lodged 179 appeals against primary school offers; 73 reached a hearing and 20 succeeded (27.4% 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 | 85 | 77 | 158 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 89 | 93 | 174 | 1.0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 90 | 96 | 154 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 87 | 86 | 125 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 78 | 74 | 119 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 90 | 97 | 138 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 90 | 98 | 133 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 90 | 88 | 124 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 88 | 85 | 123 | 1.0 | 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.