Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. 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, 15 families put Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 1 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 8 in 2021 to 15 in 2026, while places went from 10 to 14.
Across West Berkshire, 91% 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 West Berkshire lodged 21 appeals against primary school offers; 9 reached a hearing and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 0.7 | 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.