St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham: 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, 13 families put St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 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 19 in 2021 to 13 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 20.
Across Surrey, 90% 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 Surrey lodged 144 appeals against primary school offers; 83 reached a hearing and 16 succeeded (19.3% 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 | 20 | 13 | 86 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 11 | 95 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 11 | 104 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 17 | 99 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 22 | 13 | 82 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 19 | 109 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2020 | 29 | 23 | 106 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2019 | 30 | 29 | 117 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 30 | 28 | 105 | 0.9 | 11 |
| 2017 | 30 | 32 | 128 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 30 | 25 | 114 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2015 | 30 | 19 | 109 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2014 | 30 | 26 | 131 | 0.9 | 8 |
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.