St Vigor & St John Church 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, 33 families put St Vigor & St John Church School as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 31 first choices in 2021, against 33 in 2026.
15% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Somerset, 95% 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 Somerset lodged 287 appeals against primary school offers; 137 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (10.2% 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 | 33 | 53 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 30 | 43 | 59 | 1.4 | 13 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 32 | 45 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 1.1 | 4 |
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.