Primary school admission figures for 2019 announced

Families in Shropshire are today (Tuesday 16 April 2019) finding out whether their children have been offered a reception place at their preferred primary schools this September.

The figures for the Shropshire Council area for 2019 are:

Total number of applications: 2758
Number allocated their 1st preference: 2598 (94.2%)
Number allocated their 2nd preference: 88 (3.2%)
Number allocated their 3rd preference: 20 (0.7%)
Number allocated one of their preferred schools: 2706 (98.1%)
Number allocated an alternative school: 52 (1.9%)

For comparison, the figures for 2018 were:

Total number of applications: 2722
Number allocated their 1st preference: 2596 (95.4%)
Number allocated their 2nd preference: 81 (3.0%)
Number allocated their 3rd preference: 9 (0.3%)
Number allocated one of their preferred schools: 2686 (98.7%)
Number allocated an alternative school: 36 (1.3%)

Karen Bradshaw, Shropshire Council’s director of children’s services, said:

“We are really pleased that such a high percentage of pupils will be going to their first preference of primary school in 2019. Although there is pressure for primary school places across the country, this has not been experienced to the same degree in Shropshire, where there are only a few pressure points.

“We work hard to ensure that as many children as possible are able to attend their preferred school. Although it is not possible in every case, more than 98% of applicants will attend one of their top three preferred schools and all applicants have been offered a place.”