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, 23 families put St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 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 35 in 2021 to 23 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 23.
Across Nottinghamshire, 99% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Nottinghamshire lodged 213 appeals against primary school offers; 127 reached a hearing and 23 succeeded (18.1% 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 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 62 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 24 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 35 | 78 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 30 | 40 | 72 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 28 | 51 | 1.0 | 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.