Our Lady & St Paul's 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, 17 families put Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 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 23 in 2021 to 17 in 2026, while places went from 26 to 21.
Across Rochdale, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Rochdale lodged 126 appeals against primary school offers; 94 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (10.6% 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 | 21 | 17 | 44 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 24 | 50 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 19 | 46 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 23 | 40 | 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.