The Nene Infant & Nursery 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, 45 families put The Nene Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 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 59 in 2021 to 45 in 2026, while places went from 61 to 50.
Across Cambridgeshire, 95% 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 Cambridgeshire lodged 170 appeals against primary school offers; 99 reached a hearing and 26 succeeded (26.3% 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 | 50 | 45 | 64 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 66 | 65 | 89 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 67 | 65 | 97 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 79 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 71 | 64 | 96 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 61 | 59 | 80 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 76 | 55 | 88 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 69 | 61 | 94 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 80 | 71 | 114 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 60 | 51 | 101 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 74 | 55 | 107 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 56 | 50 | 92 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 57 | 55 | 108 | 1.0 | 6 |
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.