St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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, 24 families put St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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 33 in 2021 to 24 in 2026, while places went from 30 to 24.
Across Bradford, 92% 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 Bradford lodged 252 appeals against primary school offers; 166 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (21.1% 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 | 24 | 24 | 79 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 31 | 76 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 30 | 26 | 95 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2023 | 29 | 34 | 101 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 29 | 30 | 125 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 30 | 33 | 128 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 30 | 39 | 147 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 29 | 37 | 133 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 30 | 46 | 149 | 1.5 | 16 |
| 2017 | 30 | 35 | 126 | 1.2 | 8 |
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.