The Oaks Primary School & Nursery: 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, 61 families put The Oaks Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 147 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 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: 65 first choices in 2021, against 61 in 2026.
Across West Sussex, 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 West Sussex lodged 187 appeals against primary school offers; 102 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (9.8% 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 | 59 | 61 | 147 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 50 | 45 | 103 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 59 | 62 | 146 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 60 | 63 | 159 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 60 | 70 | 177 | 1.2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 59 | 65 | 145 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 60 | 62 | 146 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 60 | 66 | 183 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 58 | 51 | 178 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 60 | 82 | 196 | 1.4 | 27 |
| 2016 | 60 | 83 | 185 | 1.4 | 25 |
| 2015 | 60 | 55 | 177 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2014 | 60 | 70 | 178 | 1.2 | 17 |
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.