St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic 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, 29 families put St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 34 first choices in 2021, against 29 in 2026.
Across York, 94% 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 York lodged 13 appeals against primary school offers; 11 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (54.5% 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 | 27 | 29 | 65 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 32 | 30 | 63 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 27 | 53 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 71 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 34 | 71 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 47 | 92 | 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.