School admissions in Alcester
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 7 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Alcester in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Alcester first 169 times for 173 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Warwickshire authority's 174 schools. One of the 7 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.36 miles (Our Lady's Catholic Primary School) to 1.25 miles (Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Alcester first 496 times for 362 places: 1.37 first choices per place, against 1.05 across the Warwickshire authority's 39 schools. 2 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Alcester Academy, to 3.96 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
7 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 1.47 | 15 | 0.363 miles |
| Dunnington CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 12 | 1.653 miles |
| Coughton CofE Primary School | 0.96 | 25 | 2.82 miles |
| Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School | 0.96 | 45 | 1.248 miles |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor | 0.91 | 11 | 4.311 miles |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary | 0.90 | 52 | not published |
| Temple Grafton CofE Primary School | 0.85 | 13 | 2.146 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcester Grammar School | 1.97 | 149 | not published |
| Alcester Academy | 1.11 | 131 | 3.96 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic High School | 0.71 | 82 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.