St Ives Primary & Nursery 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, 31 families put St Ives Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has fallen from 45 in 2021 to 31 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 29.
27% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Dorset, 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 Dorset lodged 28 appeals against primary school offers; 20 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (15% 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 | 29 | 31 | 73 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 31 | 48 | 71 | 1.5 | 17 |
| 2024 | 29 | 42 | 89 | 1.4 | 13 |
| 2023 | 29 | 47 | 85 | 1.6 | 18 |
| 2022 | 30 | 40 | 78 | 1.3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 30 | 45 | 69 | 1.5 | 15 |
| 2020 | 30 | 40 | 74 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 30 | 42 | 64 | 1.4 | 12 |
| 2018 | 30 | 33 | 61 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 30 | 35 | 63 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 1.5 | 14 |
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.