Instow Community Primary and Pre-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, 16 families put Instow Community Primary and Pre-School as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 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 22 in 2021 to 16 in 2026, while places went from 20 to 17.
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 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 22 | 49 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 19 | 58 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2018 | 20 | 22 | 54 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 21 | 22 | 64 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 20 | 19 | 49 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 20 | 23 | 51 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 19 | 17 | 53 | 0.9 | 1 |
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.