St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary 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, 6 families put St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 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 34 in 2021 to 6 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 7.
Across Suffolk, 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 Suffolk lodged 86 appeals against primary school offers; 60 reached a hearing and 23 succeeded (38.3% 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 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 29 | 33 | 53 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 28 | 38 | 58 | 1.4 | 10 |
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.