Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire: 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, 27 families put Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 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 34 in 2021 to 27 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 27.
Across Leicestershire, 94% 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 Leicestershire lodged 229 appeals against primary school offers; 126 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (4% 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 | 27 | 27 | 76 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 64 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 34 | 50 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 31 | 51 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 24 | 23 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 38 | 64 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 29 | 26 | 50 | 0.9 | 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.