St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary 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, 33 families put St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 47 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 19 in 2021 to 33 in 2026, while places went from 20 to 30.
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 | 30 | 33 | 47 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 27 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 | 21 | 37 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 33 | 52 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 34 | 56 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 30 | 33 | 59 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 30 | 43 | 62 | 1.4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 28 | 25 | 43 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 27 | 53 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 19 | 14 | 29 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 19 | 16 | 38 | 0.8 | 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.