St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy: 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, 4 families put St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 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 35 in 2021 to 4 in 2026, while places went from 37 to 4.
Across Croydon, 90% 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 Croydon lodged 83 appeals against primary school offers; 49 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (8.2% 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 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 27 | 81 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 36 | 31 | 77 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 37 | 34 | 78 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 37 | 35 | 90 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 45 | 40 | 96 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 49 | 42 | 108 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 55 | 126 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 60 | 58 | 118 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 60 | 56 | 119 | 0.9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 56 | 50 | 111 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 60 | 48 | 128 | 0.8 | 1 |
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.