St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, 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, 38 families put St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 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 52 in 2021 to 38 in 2026, while places went from 50 to 38.
Across Stockton-on-Tees, 98% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Stockton-on-Tees lodged 24 appeals against primary school offers; 10 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (30% 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 | 38 | 38 | 87 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 70 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 68 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 52 | 69 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 49 | 54 | 80 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 50 | 56 | 79 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 57 | 57 | 81 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 50 | 56 | 92 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 52 | 59 | 81 | 1.1 | 7 |
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.