St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School: 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, 21 families put St Mary's Priory CofE Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 41 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 28 in 2021 to 21 in 2026, while places went from 28 to 23.
Across Plymouth, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Plymouth lodged 30 appeals against primary school offers; 15 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (20% 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 | 21 | 41 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 22 | 62 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 69 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 65 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 57 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | 25 | 65 | 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.