King Charles I 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, 188 families put King Charles I School as their first choice and 301 named it as one of their preferences, for 214 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.
Demand has been fairly steady: 197 first choices in 2021, against 188 in 2026.
Across Worcestershire, 88% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Worcestershire lodged 137 appeals against secondary school offers; 104 reached a hearing and 19 succeeded (18.3% 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 | 214 | 188 | 301 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 217 | 195 | 283 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 219 | 219 | 320 | 1.0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 185 | 149 | 230 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 189 | 140 | 237 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 213 | 197 | 288 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 177 | 165 | 260 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 181 | 161 | 282 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 189 | 175 | 295 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 172 | 168 | 293 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 190 | 179 | 309 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 166 | 156 | 256 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 194 | 187 | 302 | 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.