The Parker E-ACT 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, 172 families put The Parker E-ACT Academy as their first choice and 226 named it as one of their preferences, for 186 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: 174 first choices in 2021, against 172 in 2026.
Across West Northamptonshire, 76% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in West Northamptonshire lodged 392 appeals against secondary school offers; 335 reached a hearing and 33 succeeded (9.9% 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 | 186 | 172 | 226 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 196 | 194 | 268 | 1.0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 231 | 233 | 310 | 1.0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 198 | 239 | 294 | 1.2 | 50 |
| 2022 | 197 | 199 | 243 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 193 | 174 | 224 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2020 | 209 | 190 | 231 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 195 | 157 | 187 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 193 | 150 | 189 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 186 | 135 | 190 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 151 | 77 | 138 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 195 | 137 | 371 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 117 | 77 | 142 | 0.7 | 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.