St Marie'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, 39 families put St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 22 in 2021 to 39 in 2026, while places went from 23 to 30.
Across Sheffield, 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 Sheffield lodged 129 appeals against primary school offers; 86 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (15.1% 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 | 30 | 39 | 71 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 30 | 31 | 63 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 30 | 34 | 66 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 30 | 37 | 72 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 23 | 21 | 51 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 22 | 78 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 31 | 86 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 30 | 39 | 90 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 30 | 35 | 91 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 29 | 40 | 93 | 1.4 | 11 |
| 2016 | 30 | 49 | 110 | 1.6 | 19 |
| 2015 | 30 | 46 | 105 | 1.5 | 16 |
| 2014 | 45 | 51 | 121 | 1.1 | 11 |
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.