Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools: 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, 36 families put Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 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 risen from 28 in 2021 to 36 in 2026, while places went from 32 to 39.
Across Southampton, 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 Southampton lodged 41 appeals against primary school offers; 35 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (28.6% 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 | 39 | 36 | 71 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 28 | 67 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 27 | 71 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | 25 | 66 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 57 | 39 | 88 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 | 28 | 67 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 41 | 35 | 84 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 54 | 36 | 88 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 36 | 30 | 86 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 59 | 36 | 114 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 59 | 41 | 104 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 58 | 40 | 131 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 60 | 47 | 113 | 0.8 | 4 |
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.