Sitwell Nursery & Infant 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, 59 families put Sitwell Nursery & Infant School as their first choice and 112 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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: 58 first choices in 2021, against 59 in 2026.
Across Rotherham, 94% 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 Rotherham lodged 103 appeals against primary school offers; 67 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (52.2% 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 | 60 | 59 | 112 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 60 | 70 | 122 | 1.2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 60 | 58 | 112 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 97 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 63 | 54 | 105 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 65 | 58 | 101 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 73 | 61 | 133 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 69 | 63 | 118 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 69 | 57 | 133 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 74 | 66 | 140 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 74 | 85 | 164 | 1.1 | 18 |
| 2015 | 75 | 70 | 151 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 73 | 83 | 188 | 1.1 | 16 |
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.