St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy: 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, 99 families put St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy as their first choice and 185 named it as one of their preferences, for 109 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 risen from 72 in 2021 to 99 in 2026, while places went from 95 to 109.
Across Stockton-on-Tees, 95% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Stockton-on-Tees lodged 96 appeals against secondary school offers; 80 reached a hearing and 17 succeeded (21.3% 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 | 109 | 99 | 185 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 116 | 117 | 191 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 110 | 101 | 166 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 118 | 123 | 187 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 110 | 95 | 156 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 95 | 72 | 115 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 76 | 49 | 94 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 80 | 64 | 107 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 88 | 80 | 118 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 106 | 95 | 135 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 90 | 79 | 139 | 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.