National Offer Day for secondary school places
Today (Tuesday 1 March 2022) is National Offer Day, when the allocation of secondary school places is made to children across the country.
In Shropshire Council’s area, where 2,856 children sought places at secondary schools, 93.7 per cent – 2,677 children – were offered their first preference school.
Kirstie Hurst-Knight, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for children and education, said:-
“At this stage in the admissions process Shropshire Council is delighted that a high percentage of pupils, even more than last year, have been offered their first preference school.
“We have always met a high percentage of first preference requests and been ranked amongst the top three West Midlands councils.
“Parents are invited to submit three preferences, and 99 per cent of Shropshire parents have been offered a place at one of their preferred schools.”
| Primary to Secondary | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Number of applications | 2,856 | – | 2,897 | – | |
| Number allocated their 1st preference | 2,677 | 93.7 | 2,648 | 91.4 | |
| Number allocated their 2nd preference | 131 | 4.6 | 104 | 3.6 | |
| Number allocated their 3rd preference | 20 | 0.7 | 37 | 1.3 | |
| Number allocated one of their preferences | 2,828 | 99.0 | 2,789 | 96.3 | |
| Number allocated an alternative preference | 28 | 1.0 | 108 | 3.7 | |
