Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary 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, 17 families put Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 18 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 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: 15 first choices in 2021, against 17 in 2026.
Across Redcar and Cleveland, 97% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Redcar and Cleveland lodged 1 appeals against primary school offers; 0 reached a hearing and none succeeded.
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 1.0 | 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.