St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary: 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, 32 families put St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 12 in 2021 to 32 in 2026, while places went from 15 to 30.
Across Birmingham, 92% 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 Birmingham lodged 382 appeals against primary school offers; 241 reached a hearing and 24 succeeded (10% 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 | 32 | 78 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 30 | 21 | 80 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 21 | 66 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 21 | 67 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 17 | 57 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 22 | 66 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 14 | 33 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 27 | 50 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 0.5 | 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.