Southey Green Nursery & 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, 71 families put Southey Green Nursery & Primary School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 78 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.
First-choice demand has fallen from 91 in 2021 to 71 in 2026, while places went from 90 to 78.
Across Sheffield, 95% 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 Sheffield lodged 129 appeals against primary school offers; 86 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (15.1% 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 | 78 | 71 | 98 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 67 | 64 | 96 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 88 | 80 | 125 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 89 | 89 | 147 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 88 | 83 | 127 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 90 | 91 | 143 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 90 | 90 | 140 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 89 | 97 | 148 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 90 | 88 | 130 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 89 | 99 | 132 | 1.1 | 13 |
| 2016 | 90 | 89 | 132 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 87 | 76 | 127 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 89 | 82 | 122 | 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.