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St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton admissions: your chances of a place

How many families wanted a place, how many there were, how far the last place went, and how it compares with the schools around it.

About full for 2026 entry

For 2026 entry, first choices (15) roughly matched the 16 places offered. A small rise in applications could make it oversubscribed, so name back-up schools as well.

Places offered

16

First choices

15

First choices per place

0.9

Last distance offered

Not published

Will you get a place at St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton? Get the admissions report

Your home postcode, set against St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton.
  • Worcestershire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Worcestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Demand in detail

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

First-choice demand has fallen from 18 in 2021 to 15 in 2026, while places went from 18 to 16.

Across Worcestershire, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Worcestershire lodged 24 appeals against primary school offers; 18 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (33.3% of those heard).

First choices and places at St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton, 2017 to 2026

First choices have not clearly exceeded places in the years we hold.

First choicesPlaces offered
2017
29
29
2018
20
20
2019
24
24
2020
18
20
2021
18
18
2022
16
17
2023
26
27
2024
18
18
2026
15
16

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers

Applications and offers by year

Entry yearPlaces offeredFirst choicesNamed at allFirst choices per placeFirst choices not offered
20261615290.90
20241818381.00
20232726381.00
20221716250.90
20211818271.00
20202018300.90
20192424361.00
20182020331.00
20172929441.00

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.

How hard the nearest schools are to get into

Councils in England let families name between three and six schools. A realistic back-up is a nearby school with spare places.

SchoolDistancePlacesFirst choices per placeLast distance offered
Pinvin CofE Academy1.8 miles191.0 (2026)-
Orchard Primary School2 miles141.0 (2026)-
Abbey Park Primary School2.1 miles261.0 (2026)-
Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School2.1 miles261.0 (2026)-
Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School2.8 miles291.0 (2026)-
Defford and Besford CofE Primary School3.2 miles111.0 (2026)-

Straight-line distance from St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.

Who gets priority

St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton is its own admission authority: the school (or its trust) sets its admissions policy and oversubscription criteria, and publishes them on its website. You still apply through Worcestershire.

In England, a child whose education, health and care plan names the school is admitted first. Then, when there are more applicants than places, looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, followed by the school's own criteria, which usually include siblings and distance from home.

As a Church of England school, St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton may give priority to children of families of that faith. Check its policy for any supplementary form and evidence it asks for.

Joining during the school year

St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton has 190 pupils for 393 places. That leaves room across the school, so places outside the normal entry year may come up. Moving mid-year? Apply through Worcestershire's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.

How and when to apply

Primary school (Reception) applications for September 2027 close in 81 days, on Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through Worcestershire; offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Name the schools in your true order of preference: ranking a school first does not reduce your chances anywhere else. See Worcestershire admissions dates and figures.

Questions about getting into St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton

Will I get a place at St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton?

For 2026 entry, first choices (15) roughly matched the 16 places offered. A small rise in applications could make it oversubscribed, so name back-up schools as well.

Is St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton oversubscribed?

Not in the 9 years we hold (2017 to 2026): first choices never clearly exceeded the places offered.

How far away does St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton offer places?

We don't hold a published cut-off distance for St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton. Every family who ranked it first for 2026 entry was offered a place, so distance did not decide those places that year.

What can I do if I don't get a place at St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton?

Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton's waiting list and consider an appeal. In 2026, families in Worcestershire lodged 24 appeals against primary school offers; 18 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (33.3% of those heard). Waiting lists move over the summer as families accept other places or move away.

Does St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton give priority to Church of England families?

It is a Church of England school, so its admissions policy may give priority to children from families of that faith, usually with evidence such as a form signed by a minister. Check the policy for this year's criteria and deadlines for any supplementary form.

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