Marton Manor Primary 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, 46 families put Marton Manor Primary School as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 32 in 2021 to 46 in 2026.
Middlesbrough published that the last place offered for 2023 entry went to a family 0.735 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Middlesbrough, 96% 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 Middlesbrough lodged 45 appeals against primary school offers; 30 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (30% 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 | 30 | 46 | 68 | 1.5 | 16 |
| 2025 | 21 | 20 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 26 | 56 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | 36 | 67 | 1.5 | 12 |
| 2022 | 30 | 37 | 70 | 1.2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 30 | 32 | 72 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 27 | 29 | 60 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 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.
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.73 miles | Middlesbrough |
| 2022 | 0.86 miles | Middlesbrough |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.