St Michaels Catholic Primary & 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, 30 families put St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 47 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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.
Demand has been fairly steady: 30 first choices in 2021, against 30 in 2026.
Across Halton, 93% 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 Halton lodged 23 appeals against primary school offers; 22 reached a hearing and 11 succeeded (50% 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 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 63 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 39 | 75 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 1.4 | 11 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 64 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 | 48 | 88 | 1.6 | 18 |
| 2019 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 41 | 80 | 1.4 | 12 |
| 2016 | 30 | 35 | 62 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 30 | 25 | 67 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2014 | 30 | 33 | 62 | 1.1 | 4 |
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.