Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery 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, 34 families put Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 51 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 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: 39 first choices in 2021, against 34 in 2026.
Across Southampton, 93% 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 Southampton lodged 41 appeals against primary school offers; 35 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (28.6% 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 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 36 | 65 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | 31 | 51 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 39 | 37 | 65 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 26 | 48 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 63 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 52 | 52 | 71 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 60 | 57 | 91 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2018 | 49 | 43 | 76 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 55 | 41 | 67 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 58 | 51 | 95 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 60 | 56 | 99 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 57 | 49 | 101 | 0.9 | 3 |
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.