Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary 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, 18 families put Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 27 in 2021 to 18 in 2026, while places went from 28 to 19.
Across Leicester, 97% 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 Leicester lodged 145 appeals against primary school offers; 86 reached a hearing and 7 succeeded (8.1% 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 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 21 | 34 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 1.0 | 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.