Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource: 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, 25 families put Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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 37 in 2021 to 25 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 29.
Across Wakefield, 94% 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 Wakefield lodged 127 appeals against primary school offers; 79 reached a hearing and 11 succeeded (13.9% 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 | 29 | 25 | 50 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 21 | 43 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 26 | 44 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 26 | 44 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 14 | 31 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 37 | 57 | 1.2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 30 | 34 | 52 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 30 | 27 | 45 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 28 | 48 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | 28 | 44 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 29 | 31 | 52 | 1.1 | 5 |
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.