St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A 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, 39 families put St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 24 in 2021 to 39 in 2026, while places went from 24 to 31.
Across Derbyshire, 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 Derbyshire lodged 153 appeals against primary school offers; 90 reached a hearing and 9 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 | 31 | 39 | 65 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 42 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 27 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 41 | 67 | 1.4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 18 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 0.9 | 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.