The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary 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, 67 families put The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School as their first choice and 256 named it as one of their preferences, for 85 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: 72 first choices in 2021, against 67 in 2026.
Across Hackney, 75% 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 Hackney lodged 164 appeals against secondary school offers; 107 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (11.2% 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 | 85 | 67 | 256 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 74 | 57 | 245 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 122 | 68 | 287 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 140 | 90 | 317 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 176 | 79 | 330 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 174 | 72 | 302 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 171 | 85 | 359 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 175 | 77 | 363 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 171 | 58 | 401 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 171 | 95 | 447 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2016 | 150 | 95 | 444 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2015 | 165 | 101 | 514 | 0.6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 162 | 111 | 555 | 0.7 | 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.