St Matthew's School, Westminster: 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, 2 families put St Matthew's School, Westminster as their first choice and 19 named it as one of their preferences, for 2 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 24 in 2021 to 2 in 2026, while places went from 24 to 2.
21% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Westminster, 82% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Westminster lodged 12 appeals against primary school offers; 12 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (66.7% 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 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 23 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 64 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 31 | 82 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 29 | 21 | 81 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25 | 23 | 59 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26 | 24 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23 | 18 | 58 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 20 | 64 | 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.