Lancaster Lane 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, 30 families put Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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 42 in 2021 to 30 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 29.
Across Lancashire, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Lancashire lodged 670 appeals against primary school offers; 473 reached a hearing and 126 succeeded (26.6% 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 | 29 | 30 | 65 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 23 | 21 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 71 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 32 | 67 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 22 | 21 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 42 | 74 | 1.4 | 12 |
| 2020 | 30 | 35 | 70 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 30 | 38 | 72 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 30 | 33 | 64 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 30 | 33 | 77 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 30 | 28 | 72 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 30 | 47 | 93 | 1.6 | 19 |
| 2014 | 30 | 27 | 73 | 0.9 | 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.