Lark Hall Infant & Nursery 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, 18 families put Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 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 25 in 2021 to 18 in 2026, while places went from 26 to 18.
Across Staffordshire, 95% 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 Staffordshire lodged 152 appeals against primary school offers; 97 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (13.4% 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 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 38 | 64 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 25 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 27 | 61 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 39 | 37 | 80 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | 28 | 68 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | 23 | 44 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | 54 | 1.0 | 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.