Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary 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, 63 families put Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Across Manchester, 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 Manchester lodged 288 appeals against primary school offers; 147 reached a hearing and 33 succeeded (22.4% 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 | 60 | 63 | 119 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 49 | 46 | 119 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 57 | 52 | 135 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 57 | 53 | 136 | 0.9 | 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.