Mark First and Pre-School CE 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, 24 families put Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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: 25 first choices in 2021, against 24 in 2026.
Across Somerset, 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 Somerset lodged 287 appeals against primary school offers; 137 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (10.2% 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 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 23 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 25 | 22 | 49 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 35 | 34 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 1.0 | 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.