St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford: 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, 23 families put St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford as their first choice and 91 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 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 40 in 2021 to 23 in 2026, while places went from 47 to 26.
Across Oxfordshire, 94% 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 Oxfordshire lodged 105 appeals against primary school offers; 59 reached a hearing and 23 succeeded (39% 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 | 26 | 23 | 91 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 84 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 49 | 48 | 98 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38 | 34 | 85 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 46 | 33 | 72 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 47 | 40 | 85 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 60 | 47 | 111 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 55 | 52 | 92 | 0.9 | 1 |
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.