St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale: 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, 24 families put St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walton-le-Dale as their first choice and 75 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.
First-choice demand has risen from 16 in 2021 to 24 in 2026, while places went from 22 to 30.
Across Lancashire, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Lancashire lodged 670 appeals against primary school offers; 473 reached a hearing and 126 succeeded (26.6% 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 | 24 | 75 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 18 | 63 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 | 53 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 26 | 46 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 16 | 47 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 21 | 66 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 22 | 84 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 28 | 80 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | 75 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 38 | 109 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 29 | 36 | 92 | 1.2 | 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.