Lakeside Nursery & Primary 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, 37 families put Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 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: 42 first choices in 2021, against 37 in 2026.
Across Surrey, 90% 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 Surrey lodged 144 appeals against primary school offers; 83 reached a hearing and 16 succeeded (19.3% 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 | 38 | 37 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 88 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 35 | 21 | 88 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 110 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 44 | 42 | 142 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 49 | 37 | 117 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 35 | 31 | 115 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 49 | 40 | 144 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 55 | 53 | 177 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 60 | 49 | 150 | 0.8 | 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.