St Peter's Church of England Aided 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, 335 families put St Peter's Church of England Aided School as their first choice and 570 named it as one of their preferences, for 236 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 103 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 245 in 2021 to 335 in 2026, while places went from 244 to 236.
Across Devon, 93% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Devon lodged 41 appeals against secondary school offers; 26 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (23.1% 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 | 236 | 335 | 570 | 1.4 | 103 |
| 2025 | 242 | 303 | 593 | 1.3 | 75 |
| 2024 | 252 | 343 | 606 | 1.4 | 98 |
| 2023 | 241 | 345 | 598 | 1.4 | 109 |
| 2022 | 243 | 322 | 573 | 1.3 | 88 |
| 2021 | 244 | 245 | 509 | 1.0 | 22 |
| 2020 | 249 | 354 | 614 | 1.4 | 107 |
| 2019 | 261 | 303 | 544 | 1.2 | 57 |
| 2018 | 260 | 305 | 485 | 1.2 | 50 |
| 2017 | 253 | 292 | 483 | 1.2 | 44 |
| 2016 | 252 | 255 | 484 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 249 | 263 | 460 | 1.1 | 20 |
| 2014 | 249 | 268 | 503 | 1.1 | 20 |
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.