Horrabridge Primary & 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, 33 families put Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 29 first choices in 2021, against 33 in 2026.
Across Devon, 96% 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 Devon lodged 45 appeals against primary school offers; 15 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (13.3% 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 | 30 | 33 | 45 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 29 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 30 | 33 | 54 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 35 | 55 | 1.2 | 5 |
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.