St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors: 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, 10 families put St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors as their first choice and 47 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 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 10 in 2026, while places went from 16 to 10.
Across Lancashire, 91% 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 Lancashire lodged 670 appeals against primary school offers; 473 reached a hearing and 126 succeeded (26.6% 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 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 25 | 61 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 17 | 18 | 55 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 15 | 13 | 37 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 24 | 52 | 1.4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 17 | 15 | 44 | 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.