Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary 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 2025 entry, 6 families put Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 9 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2025 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 11 in 2020 to 6 in 2025, while places went from 11 to 6.
Across North East Lincolnshire, 97% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in North East Lincolnshire lodged 6 appeals against primary school offers; 6 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (33.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 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.