The Bromley-Pensnett 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, 36 families put The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Demand has been fairly steady: 32 first choices in 2021, against 36 in 2026.
Across Dudley, 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 Dudley lodged 107 appeals against primary school offers; 64 reached a hearing and 7 succeeded (10.9% 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 | 36 | 61 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 30 | 32 | 67 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 30 | 38 | 70 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 30 | 42 | 75 | 1.4 | 12 |
| 2022 | 30 | 26 | 53 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 32 | 57 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 30 | 38 | 66 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 33 | 30 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 32 | 31 | 53 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 50 | 34 | 62 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 43 | 39 | 68 | 0.9 | 0 |
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.