Sacred Heart School, A Catholic 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, 22 families put Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 46 in 2021 to 22 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 22.
Across Sheffield, 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 Sheffield lodged 129 appeals against primary school offers; 86 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (15.1% 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 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 46 | 72 | 1.5 | 17 |
| 2020 | 27 | 26 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 43 | 61 | 1.4 | 13 |
| 2018 | 30 | 32 | 72 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 30 | 31 | 54 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 30 | 38 | 84 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 29 | 31 | 57 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 30 | 37 | 74 | 1.2 | 7 |
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.