Valentine 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, 28 families put Valentine Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 79 in 2021 to 28 in 2026, while places went from 86 to 30.
Across Southampton, 93% 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 Southampton lodged 41 appeals against primary school offers; 35 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (28.6% 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 | 28 | 48 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 35 | 60 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 67 | 57 | 96 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 77 | 67 | 102 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 86 | 79 | 118 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 89 | 76 | 114 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 96 | 79 | 124 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 106 | 98 | 162 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 94 | 90 | 133 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 109 | 99 | 162 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 120 | 85 | 141 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 94 | 88 | 151 | 0.9 | 3 |
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.