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We hold no published cut-off distance for Paignton Academy. The council's note for each year is in the table below.
In 2026-27, Paignton Academy received 378 applications for 360 places — around 1.1 per place. 265 named it as a first preference, or about 0.7 first choices per place.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | All offered | 360 | 378 | 265 |
| 2025-26 | — | 327 offered | 401 | 273 |
| 2024-25 | — | 331 offered | 409 | 278 |
| 2023-24 | — | 341 offered | 434 | 290 |
| 2022-23 | — | 289 offered | 362 | 253 |
| 2021-22 | — | 296 offered | 396 | 234 |
| 2020-21 | — | 295 offered | 371 | 250 |
| 2019-20 | — | 272 offered | 350 | 251 |
| 2018-19 | — | 242 offered | 318 | 207 |
| 2017-18 | — | 226 offered | 325 | 205 |
| 2016-17 | — | 238 offered | 345 | 218 |
| 2015-16 | — | 229 offered | 332 | 199 |
| 2014-15 | — | 276 offered | 369 | 220 |
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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