Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery: 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, 42 families put Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 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: 37 first choices in 2021, against 42 in 2026.
Across Essex, 90% 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 Essex lodged 371 appeals against primary school offers; 225 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (15.6% 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 | 44 | 42 | 89 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 60 | 44 | 99 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 28 | 77 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 41 | 39 | 79 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | 29 | 75 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 45 | 37 | 92 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 43 | 32 | 84 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 48 | 37 | 101 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 53 | 41 | 114 | 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.