School admissions in Stamford
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 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.
Reception places, September 2026
10 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 1.27 | 30 | 4.784 miles |
| Ketton Church of England Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | not published |
| Ryhall CofE Academy | 1.03 | 30 | not published |
| Great Casterton Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 8 | not published |
| Malcolm Sargent Primary School | 1.00 | 69 | not published |
| St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 1.00 | 14 | not published |
| St George's Church of England Aided Primary School | 1.00 | 15 | not published |
| The Bluecoat School | 1.00 | 13 | not published |
| Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School | 0.97 | 40 | not published |
| The Uffington Church of England Primary School | 0.89 | 9 | 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.