Sacred Heart Catholic 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, 11 families put Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 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: 11 first choices in 2021, against 11 in 2026.
Across Leeds, 92% 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 Leeds lodged 258 appeals against primary school offers; 131 reached a hearing and 29 succeeded (22.1% 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 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 17 | 73 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 17 | 69 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 11 | 63 | 0.6 | 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.