St Winefride'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, 43 families put St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 94 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 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.
Demand has been fairly steady: 50 first choices in 2021, against 43 in 2026.
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 | 48 | 43 | 94 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 38 | 93 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 57 | 56 | 129 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 43 | 44 | 109 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 58 | 60 | 148 | 1.0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 122 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 60 | 47 | 142 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2019 | 60 | 53 | 163 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2018 | 61 | 54 | 162 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2017 | 60 | 52 | 159 | 0.9 | 3 |
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.