Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm 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, 39 families put Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 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 risen from 30 in 2021 to 39 in 2026, while places went from 31 to 39.
Across Suffolk, 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 Suffolk lodged 86 appeals against primary school offers; 60 reached a hearing and 23 succeeded (38.3% 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 | 39 | 39 | 70 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38 | 37 | 63 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 30 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 39 | 38 | 61 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 35 | 30 | 49 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 1.0 | 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.