St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary 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 Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 24 in 2021 to 33 in 2026, while places went from 25 to 29.
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 | 29 | 33 | 71 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 28 | 27 | 60 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 55 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 29 | 73 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | 23 | 67 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 33 | 32 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 35 | 31 | 85 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 35 | 37 | 74 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 35 | 32 | 98 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2016 | 32 | 30 | 72 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 35 | 39 | 93 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 35 | 39 | 79 | 1.1 | 5 |
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.