Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School: 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, 24 families put Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 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: 22 first choices in 2021, against 24 in 2026.
Across Lancashire, 91% 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 Lancashire lodged 670 appeals against primary school offers; 473 reached a hearing and 126 succeeded (26.6% 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 | 31 | 24 | 71 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 84 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 27 | 19 | 71 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 18 | 79 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 23 | 65 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 22 | 63 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 24 | 18 | 69 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 26 | 68 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21 | 14 | 65 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 28 | 90 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2016 | 30 | 40 | 91 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 33 | 21 | 80 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 34 | 29 | 102 | 0.9 | 5 |
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.