Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form: 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, 155 families put Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form as their first choice and 445 named it as one of their preferences, for 207 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 298 in 2021 to 155 in 2026, while places went from 253 to 207.
64% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Redcar and Cleveland, 93% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Redcar and Cleveland lodged 56 appeals against secondary school offers; 36 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (16.7% 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 | 207 | 155 | 445 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 241 | 179 | 459 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 257 | 253 | 562 | 1.0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 256 | 255 | 546 | 1.0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 256 | 287 | 614 | 1.1 | 54 |
| 2021 | 253 | 298 | 602 | 1.2 | 57 |
| 2020 | 256 | 258 | 575 | 1.0 | 14 |
| 2019 | 284 | 362 | 655 | 1.3 | 84 |
| 2018 | 290 | 327 | 636 | 1.1 | 53 |
| 2017 | 288 | 360 | 700 | 1.3 | 81 |
| 2016 | 278 | 376 | 704 | 1.4 | 102 |
| 2015 | 289 | 336 | 597 | 1.2 | 59 |
| 2014 | 327 | 291 | 556 | 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.