Melbourne 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, 33 families put Melbourne Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 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 fallen from 62 in 2021 to 33 in 2026, while places went from 61 to 34.
22% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Derbyshire, 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 Derbyshire lodged 153 appeals against primary school offers; 90 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (10% 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 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 61 | 62 | 71 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 65 | 65 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 56 | 55 | 62 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 65 | 65 | 71 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 61 | 59 | 66 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 69 | 71 | 82 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 63 | 63 | 75 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 70 | 76 | 86 | 1.1 | 6 |
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.