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In 2026-27, the last place at The Elms Academy went to an applicant living 0.94 miles from the school. The Elms Academy has a religious character and we don't hold its admission arrangements, so we can't tell whether faith comes before distance. We hold 3 years of published distances for this school.
How has the cut-off moved over the years?
Pro shows every year we hold for The Elms Academy: 3 years of last distance offered, 2024-25 to 2026-27, with the trend and the range across them.
Verified from official sources across all four UK nations — when a figure isn't confirmed, we show nothing, never a guess.In 2026-27, The Elms Academy received 614 applications for 135 places — around 4.5 per place. 162 named it as a first preference, or about 1.2 first choices per place.
The Elms Academy has 2 upcoming open events: open day on Friday, 16 October 2026 · open day on Thursday, 3 December 2026. Seeing the school in person is the best way to judge whether the cut-off numbers above should worry you.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0.94 mi | 135 | 614 | 162 |
| 2025-26 | 1.33 mi | 135 | 456 | 126 |
| 2024-25 | 4.36 mi | 135 | 368 | 84 |
| 2023-24 | — | 132 offered | 307 | 85 |
| 2022-23 | — | 118 offered | 335 | 69 |
| 2021-22 | — | 112 offered | 312 | 44 |
| 2020-21 | — | 110 offered | 296 | 68 |
| 2019-20 | — | 180 offered | 352 | 72 |
| 2018-19 | — | 177 offered | 404 | 73 |
| 2017-18 | — | 174 offered | 455 | 81 |
| 2016-17 | — | 159 offered | 435 | 80 |
| 2015-16 | — | 155 offered | 464 | 82 |
| 2014-15 | — | 175 offered | 553 | 94 |
12 earlier years of Year 7 figures, 2014-15 to 2025-26, are part of Pro.
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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