Roding 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, 4 families put Roding Primary School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 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 4 in 2026, while places went from 24 to 5.
Across Barking and Dagenham, 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 Barking and Dagenham lodged 233 appeals against primary school offers; 99 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (9.1% 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 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 32 | 100 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 29 | 27 | 94 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 28 | 81 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 23 | 96 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 43 | 37 | 119 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 42 | 40 | 138 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 40 | 36 | 130 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 54 | 57 | 158 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 54 | 59 | 171 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 55 | 61 | 203 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 54 | 48 | 215 | 0.9 | 1 |
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.