Mercia School catchment: last distance offered & admissions history

In 2026-27, the last place at Mercia School went to an applicant living 0.90 miles from the school. We hold 2 years of published distances for this school.

We do not compare these years: we do not hold the criterion the last place went under for every one of them, or it differs between them, so the distances may not be like for like.

Mercia School by the numbers

In 2026-27, Mercia School received 1,060 applications for 180 places — around 5.9 per place. 385 named it as a first preference, or about 2.1 first choices per place.

Year 7 entry

Year	Last distance offered	Places	Applications	1st preferences
2026-27	0.90 mi	180	1060	385
2025-26	0.76 mi	179 offered	941	358
2024-25	—	190 offered	921	347
2023-24	—	180 offered	799	287
2022-23	—	181 offered	755	285
2021-22	—	172 offered	664	246
2020-21	—	180 offered	589	230
2019-20	—	119 offered	469	162

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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