Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic 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, 3 families put Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 5 named it as one of their preferences, for 3 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 16 in 2021 to 3 in 2026, while places went from 16 to 3.
Across Wiltshire, 96% 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 Wiltshire lodged 48 appeals against primary school offers; 28 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (42.9% 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 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 24 | 72 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 22 | 21 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | 26 | 55 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 24 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 31 | 63 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 1.2 | 8 |
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.