This statistical report gives local authority level information about secondary school applications and offers received by parents on National Offer Day 2012 (1 March), as provided by local authorities. It details the number of applications received, offers made based on preferences expressed, alternative offers and offers to schools within and outside of the local authority.
The key points from the latest release are:
- 85.3 per cent of families received an offer of a place at their first preference school – an increase of 0.7 percentage points compared to March 2011 and continuing the recent rising trend.
- 95.9 per cent of families received an offer of a place at one of their top three preferred schools – an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared to March 2011 and continuing the recent rising trend.
- 97.6 per cent of families received an offer of a place at one of their preferred schools – an increase of 0.3 percentage points compared to March 2011 and continuing the recent rising trend.
Contact details
Alison Ellsworth
Telephone: 01325 735632
Email: Alison.ellsworth@education.gsi.gov.uk
