St Joseph's School, 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, 37 families put St Joseph's School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 55 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 23 in 2021 to 37 in 2026, while places went from 23 to 30.
Across Doncaster, 97% 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 Doncaster lodged 97 appeals against primary school offers; 55 reached a hearing and 17 succeeded (30.9% 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 | 37 | 55 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 34 | 44 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 30 | 48 | 53 | 1.6 | 18 |
| 2022 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 29 | 45 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 30 | 37 | 52 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | 27 | 43 | 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.