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In 2026-27, the last place at Kirk Balk Academy went to an applicant living 2.85 miles from the school. We hold 1 year of published distances for this school.
In 2026-27, Kirk Balk Academy received 405 applications for 254 places offered — around 1.6 per place offered. 237 named it as a first preference, or about 0.9 first choices per place offered.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 2.85 mi | 254 offered | 405 | 237 |
| 2025-26 | — | 264 offered | 380 | 257 |
| 2024-25 | — | 257 offered | 388 | 268 |
| 2023-24 | — | 268 offered | 410 | 293 |
| 2022-23 | — | 262 offered | 365 | 276 |
| 2021-22 | — | 262 offered | 328 | 257 |
| 2020-21 | — | 264 offered | 332 | 266 |
| 2019-20 | — | 260 offered | 348 | 256 |
| 2018-19 | — | 268 offered | 337 | 281 |
| 2017-18 | — | 245 offered | 315 | 233 |
| 2016-17 | — | 238 offered | 322 | 219 |
| 2015-16 | — | 227 offered | 289 | 198 |
| 2014-15 | — | 209 offered | 315 | 190 |
The places offered, applications and first preferences for 2014-15 and 2015-16 (Year 7) are DfE's figures for its predecessor, Kirk Balk Community College, before it converted.
2014-15 and 2015-16 (Year 7) were the admissions rounds of its predecessor, Kirk Balk Community College (URN 106654): every figure for those years is that school's.
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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