St Malachy'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, 11 families put St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 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 13 in 2021 to 11 in 2026, while places went from 20 to 11.
Across Calderdale, 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 Calderdale lodged 36 appeals against primary school offers; 16 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (6.3% 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 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | 20 | 36 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 21 | 42 | 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.