91 per cent of West Sussex families offered preferred primary school place
- Families across England learned their child's primary school placement this September on national offer day.
- A population bulge moving to secondary schools and families leaving cities impacts primary school availability.
- A PA survey of English councils indicated varying success rates for preferred school choices.
- Paul Whiteman noted happiness for most, but "difficulty and disappointment" for those missing their first choice.
- Regional variations exist, with some areas seeing falling applications and others facing high competition for places.
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New stats reveal how many Gedling borough parents and carers secured place for children at preferred primary school
Nottinghamshire County Council yesterday (16) contacted thousands of families on national offer day about their child’s school place for September 2025 The post New stats reveal how many Gedling borough parents and carers secured place for children at preferred primary school appeared first on Gedling Eye.
99% of Cheshire East parents secure preferred primary school place
Up to 99% of parents across Nantwich and rest of Cheshire East have secured their preferred primary school place for their child. The figures emerged on national primary school offer day today (April 16). There were 3,880 applications submitted to more than 120 primary schools in the borough for children starting in September 2025. In total, 93.6% received their first choice which is a small increase from 93.5% in 2024, and 98.9% received a pref…
Somerset primary school places announced - Around Wellington
More than 99% of Somerset children starting school for the first time have been offered a primary school place at one of their top three choices. On national primary school offer day today (Wednesday), Somerset Council has confirmed that, of the 5,086 applications, received: 1st preference met – 95.67% (4,866 offers). 2nd preference met – 3.07% (156 offers). 3rd preference met – 0.53% (27 offers). Anyone who applied for a place online will rec…
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