Rawtenstall Balladen Community 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, 9 families put Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 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 20 in 2021 to 9 in 2026, while places went from 24 to 11.
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 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 20 | 42 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 20 | 49 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 24 | 63 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 35 | 75 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 28 | 26 | 65 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 30 | 38 | 86 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | 77 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 30 | 35 | 68 | 1.2 | 6 |
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.