St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth: 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, 26 families put St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 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 40 in 2021 to 26 in 2026, while places went from 29 to 26.
Across Norfolk, 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 Norfolk lodged 125 appeals against primary school offers; 60 reached a hearing and 20 succeeded (33.3% 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 | 26 | 26 | 46 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 35 | 75 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 30 | 34 | 59 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 30 | 45 | 74 | 1.5 | 16 |
| 2021 | 29 | 40 | 71 | 1.4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 1.8 | 25 |
| 2019 | 30 | 47 | 93 | 1.6 | 20 |
| 2018 | 30 | 47 | 75 | 1.6 | 18 |
| 2017 | 30 | 31 | 68 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 30 | 45 | 82 | 1.5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 30 | 58 | 99 | 1.9 | 28 |
| 2014 | 60 | 71 | 100 | 1.2 | 13 |
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.