Locks Heath Infant & Nursery 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, 77 families put Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 169 named it as one of their preferences, for 78 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: 89 first choices in 2021, against 77 in 2026.
Across Hampshire, 93% 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 Hampshire lodged 230 appeals against primary school offers; 117 reached a hearing and 24 succeeded (20.5% 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 | 78 | 77 | 169 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 73 | 69 | 173 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 83 | 77 | 203 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 87 | 81 | 218 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 222 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 106 | 89 | 226 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 108 | 102 | 238 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 107 | 95 | 241 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 112 | 109 | 272 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 95 | 92 | 241 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 120 | 120 | 279 | 1.0 | 18 |
| 2015 | 120 | 135 | 254 | 1.1 | 15 |
| 2014 | 120 | 125 | 245 | 1.0 | 11 |
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.