Westrop Primary & 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, 52 families put Westrop Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 33 in 2021 to 52 in 2026, while places went from 33 to 45.
Across Swindon, 96% 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 Swindon lodged 28 appeals against primary school offers; 23 reached a hearing and 7 succeeded (30.4% 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 | 45 | 52 | 77 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 44 | 46 | 69 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 57 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 45 | 48 | 56 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 43 | 39 | 69 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 45 | 51 | 82 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 38 | 37 | 67 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 1.0 | 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.