Wisewood Nursery & Primary 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, 23 families put Wisewood Nursery & Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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 risen from 12 in 2021 to 23 in 2026, while places went from 13 to 24.
Across Sheffield, 95% 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 Sheffield lodged 129 appeals against primary school offers; 86 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (15.1% 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 | 24 | 23 | 64 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 16 | 46 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 15 | 53 | 0.5 | 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.