Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England 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, 50 families put Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 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 risen from 42 in 2021 to 50 in 2026, while places went from 45 to 52.
Across Knowsley, 87% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Knowsley lodged 33 appeals against primary school offers; 26 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (19.2% 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 | 52 | 50 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 44 | 65 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 69 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 60 | 64 | 92 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 53 | 48 | 77 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 45 | 42 | 61 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2020 | 59 | 58 | 83 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 59 | 55 | 81 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2018 | 45 | 44 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 46 | 44 | 63 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 35 | 31 | 48 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 40 | 42 | 49 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 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.