Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic 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, 58 families put Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 113 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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.
Demand has been fairly steady: 57 first choices in 2021, against 58 in 2026.
Across York, 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 York lodged 13 appeals against primary school offers; 11 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (54.5% 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 | 58 | 113 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 52 | 51 | 83 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 41 | 38 | 80 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 44 | 43 | 81 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 59 | 57 | 101 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 61 | 59 | 103 | 1.0 | 3 |
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.