Primary school applicants offered one of their preferred schools by council, England
Official statistics
The share of applicants for a reception place at a state-funded primary school offered any school they named as a preference on national offer day, by the education authority they applied to, with its regions and England, for the latest two years, from the Department for Education.
England
98.66%
2026/27
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- 2025/26
Source: Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence.
In order
Ranked by the hub 2026/27
Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.
- =1City of London100%
- =1Rutland100%
- 3Shropshire99.85%
- 4Gateshead99.78%
- 5Lincolnshire99.71%
- 6Cumberland99.70%
- =7Nottinghamshire99.68%
- =7Sutton99.68%
- 9North East Lincolnshire99.63%
- 10Trafford99.60%
- 11Hartlepool99.59%
- 12Cornwall99.58%
- 13Stockton-on-Tees99.53%
- 14West Northamptonshire99.49%
- =15Brighton and Hove99.43%
- =15Milton Keynes99.43%
- 17Swindon99.42%
- =18Calderdale99.41%
- =18County Durham99.41%
- =18Westmorland and Furness99.41%
- 21Middlesbrough99.37%
- 22North Lincolnshire99.36%
- 23Hillingdon99.35%
- =24Kirklees99.34%
- =24North Somerset99.34%
- 26Leicestershire99.33%
- 27Leicester99.31%
- 28Enfield99.30%
- 29Barking and Dagenham99.29%
- 30Oxfordshire99.28%
- =31Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole99.27%
- =31Stockport99.27%
- 33West Sussex99.24%
- =34Coventry99.23%
- =34Derbyshire99.23%
- =36Barnsley, its area before 1 April 202599.22%
- =36Croydon99.22%
- =38Bromley99.16%
- =38York99.16%
- =40Bristol, City of99.14%
- =40Staffordshire99.14%
- 42Manchester99.13%
- =43Kingston upon Thames99.11%
- =43Medway99.11%
- =43Suffolk99.11%
- 46Wakefield99.10%
- 47Derby99.09%
- =48Devon99.06%
- =48Southampton99.06%
- =48Wiltshire99.06%
- 51South Tyneside99.05%
- 52Solihull99.04%
- =53Birmingham99.03%
- =53Herefordshire, County of99.03%
- =53Leeds99.03%
- =53Somerset99.03%
- =57Reading99.02%
- =57Worcestershire99.02%
- 59Dorset99.00%
- 60Cambridgeshire98.97%
- 61Nottingham98.94%
- =62Hampshire98.92%
- =62Luton98.92%
- =62Richmond upon Thames98.92%
- 65Torbay98.9%
- 66Sheffield, its area before 1 April 202598.89%
- 67North Northamptonshire98.88%
- 68Wirral98.87%
- 69Peterborough98.86%
- 70Hounslow98.84%
- 71Bath and North East Somerset98.83%
- =72Isle of Wight98.82%
- =72Tameside98.82%
- =74Brent98.79%
- =74Darlington98.79%
- =76Blackpool98.77%
- =76Doncaster98.77%
- =76Lewisham98.77%
- =79North Yorkshire98.75%
- =79Waltham Forest98.75%
- 81Portsmouth98.73%
- 82East Riding of Yorkshire98.72%
- 83Halton98.70%
- 84Kingston upon Hull, City of98.68%
- =85Norfolk98.66%
- =85Wolverhampton98.66%
- =87Sefton98.65%
- =87Surrey98.65%
- 89Sandwell98.64%
- =90Cheshire East98.63%
- =90Greenwich98.63%
- =92Havering98.60%
- =92Northumberland98.60%
- =94Bedford98.59%
- =94Newham98.59%
- =96Buckinghamshire98.58%
- =96Newcastle upon Tyne98.58%
- 98Bradford98.56%
- =99Cheshire West and Chester98.53%
- =99Rotherham98.53%
- 101Dudley98.52%
- 102Hackney98.45%
- 103Bexley98.41%
- =104Hertfordshire98.40%
- =104Oldham98.40%
- 106Plymouth98.39%
- 107Lancashire98.34%
- 108Slough98.33%
- =109South Gloucestershire98.32%
- =109Warrington98.32%
- 111Harrow98.30%
- =112Walsall98.26%
- =112Windsor and Maidenhead98.26%
- =114Sunderland98.25%
- =114West Berkshire98.25%
- 116Tower Hamlets98.23%
- 117Kent98.20%
- 118Essex98.16%
- 119Ealing98.14%
- =120Gloucestershire98.12%
- =120Telford and Wrekin98.12%
- 122Warwickshire98.09%
- 123Bury98.05%
- 124Southwark98.04%
- 125Wokingham98.03%
- 126Barnet98.00%
- 127Redcar and Cleveland97.99%
- 128Blackburn with Darwen97.92%
- =129Salford97.82%
- =129Southend-on-Sea97.82%
- 131Redbridge97.81%
- 132Merton97.77%
- 133East Sussex97.72%
- 134Rochdale97.70%
- 135Central Bedfordshire97.69%
- 136St. Helens97.68%
- =137Haringey97.67%
- =137Thurrock97.67%
- 139Liverpool97.30%
- 140Wigan97.26%
- 141Stoke-on-Trent97.22%
- 142Bolton96.82%
- 143Bracknell Forest96.78%
- 144Camden96.56%
- 145Lambeth96.51%
- 146Westminster96.43%
- 147Knowsley96.31%
- 148North Tyneside96.20%
- 149Islington95.84%
- 150Wandsworth95.09%
- 151Hammersmith and Fulham94.44%
- 152Kensington and Chelsea93.99%
No figure published for Barnsley (given under its old code, E08000016), Isles of Scilly (No data is included for the Isles of Scilly, which has one school with a normal entry point of age 3 which all children attend.), Sheffield (given under its old code, E08000019).
Data table
161 rows
| Area | 2026/27 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland E06000017 | 100% | 100% |
| City of London E09000001 | 100% | 100% |
| Shropshire E06000051 | 99.85% | 99.63% |
| Gateshead E08000037 | 99.78% | 99.78% |
| Lincolnshire E10000019 | 99.71% | 99.12% |
| Cumberland E06000063 | 99.70% | 99.67% |
| Nottinghamshire E10000024 | 99.68% | 99.39% |
| Sutton E09000029 | 99.68% | 99.00% |
| North East Lincolnshire E06000012 | 99.63% | 100% |
| Trafford E08000009 | 99.60% | 99.59% |
| Hartlepool E06000001 | 99.59% | 99.49% |
| Cornwall E06000052 | 99.58% | 99.25% |
| Stockton-on-Tees E06000004 | 99.53% | 99.25% |
| West Northamptonshire E06000062 | 99.49% | 99.05% |
| Brighton and Hove E06000043 | 99.43% | 99.08% |
| Milton Keynes E06000042 | 99.43% | 99.24% |
| Swindon E06000030 | 99.42% | 99.56% |
| County Durham E06000047 | 99.41% | 99.22% |
| Calderdale E08000033 | 99.41% | 98.89% |
| Westmorland and Furness E06000064 | 99.41% | 99.35% |
| Middlesbrough E06000002 | 99.37% | 99.35% |
| North Lincolnshire E06000013 | 99.36% | 99.10% |
| Hillingdon E09000017 | 99.35% | 98.67% |
| North Somerset E06000024 | 99.34% | 99.09% |
| Kirklees E08000034 | 99.34% | 99.00% |
| Leicestershire E10000018 | 99.33% | 99.59% |
| Leicester E06000016 | 99.31% | 98.98% |
| Enfield E09000010 | 99.30% | 99.70% |
| Barking and Dagenham E09000002 | 99.29% | 99.67% |
| Oxfordshire E10000025 | 99.28% | 99.11% |
| Stockport E08000007 | 99.27% | 99.43% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058 | 99.27% | 97.58% |
| West Sussex E10000032 | 99.24% | 98.83% |
| Derbyshire E10000007 | 99.23% | 99.22% |
| Coventry E08000026 | 99.23% | 98.88% |
| Croydon E09000008 | 99.22% | 98.10% |
| Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025 | 99.22% | 99.18% |
| York E06000014 | 99.16% | 99.16% |
| Bromley E09000006 | 99.16% | 98.67% |
| Staffordshire E10000028 | 99.14% | 99.23% |
| Bristol, City of E06000023 | 99.14% | 99.08% |
| Manchester E08000003 | 99.13% | 99.46% |
| Kingston upon Thames E09000021 | 99.11% | 98.02% |
| Suffolk E10000029 | 99.11% | 99.35% |
| Medway E06000035 | 99.11% | 99.43% |
| Wakefield E08000036 | 99.10% | 98.16% |
| Derby E06000015 | 99.09% | 98.87% |
| Devon E10000008 | 99.06% | 98.91% |
| Southampton E06000045 | 99.06% | 98.72% |
| Wiltshire E06000054 | 99.06% | 98.99% |
| South Tyneside E08000023 | 99.05% | 97.31% |
| Solihull E08000029 | 99.04% | 99.34% |
| Herefordshire, County of E06000019 | 99.03% | 99.49% |
| Leeds E08000035 | 99.03% | 99.29% |
| Birmingham E08000025 | 99.03% | 98.99% |
| Somerset E06000066 | 99.03% | 98.77% |
| Reading E06000038 | 99.02% | 99.33% |
| Worcestershire E10000034 | 99.02% | 98.52% |
| Dorset E06000059 | 99.00% | 99.11% |
| Cambridgeshire E10000003 | 98.97% | 98.83% |
| Nottingham E06000018 | 98.94% | 99.01% |
| Hampshire E10000014 | 98.92% | 98.67% |
| Richmond upon Thames E09000027 | 98.92% | 98.34% |
| Luton E06000032 | 98.92% | 97.70% |
| Torbay E06000027 | 98.9% | 99.43% |
| Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025 | 98.89% | 99.59% |
| North Northamptonshire E06000061 | 98.88% | 98.25% |
| Wirral E08000015 | 98.87% | 99.05% |
| Peterborough E06000031 | 98.86% | 99.44% |
| Hounslow E09000018 | 98.84% | 98.22% |
| Bath and North East Somerset E06000022 | 98.83% | 99.10% |
| Isle of Wight E06000046 | 98.82% | 97.80% |
| Tameside E08000008 | 98.82% | 99.02% |
| Darlington E06000005 | 98.79% | 98.87% |
| Brent E09000005 | 98.79% | 97.38% |
| Doncaster E08000017 | 98.77% | 98.80% |
| Blackpool E06000009 | 98.77% | 97.69% |
| Lewisham E09000023 | 98.77% | 99.22% |
| North Yorkshire E06000065 | 98.75% | 98.73% |
| Waltham Forest E09000031 | 98.75% | 98.66% |
| Portsmouth E06000044 | 98.73% | 98.34% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011 | 98.72% | 98.82% |
| Halton E06000006 | 98.70% | 99.52% |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010 | 98.68% | 99.34% |
| Norfolk E10000020 | 98.66% | 98.92% |
| Wolverhampton E08000031 | 98.66% | 98.26% |
| Surrey E10000030 | 98.65% | 98.33% |
| Sefton E08000014 | 98.65% | 98.54% |
| Sandwell E08000028 | 98.64% | 98.16% |
| Cheshire East E06000049 | 98.63% | 98.92% |
| Greenwich E09000011 | 98.63% | 98.84% |
| Northumberland E06000057 | 98.60% | 99.88% |
| Havering E09000016 | 98.60% | 98.45% |
| Bedford E06000055 | 98.59% | 99.29% |
| Newham E09000025 | 98.59% | 98.29% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021 | 98.58% | 98.45% |
| Buckinghamshire E06000060 | 98.58% | 98.65% |
| Bradford E08000032 | 98.56% | 99.02% |
| Cheshire West and Chester E06000050 | 98.53% | 98.75% |
| Rotherham E08000018 | 98.53% | 99.11% |
| Dudley E08000027 | 98.52% | 98.69% |
| Hackney E09000012 | 98.45% | 98.07% |
| Bexley E09000004 | 98.41% | 99.23% |
| Oldham E08000004 | 98.40% | 97.91% |
| Hertfordshire E10000015 | 98.40% | 98.15% |
| Plymouth E06000026 | 98.39% | 99.62% |
| Lancashire E10000017 | 98.34% | 98.85% |
| Slough E06000039 | 98.33% | 98.19% |
| Warrington E06000007 | 98.32% | 99.38% |
| South Gloucestershire E06000025 | 98.32% | 98.47% |
| Harrow E09000015 | 98.30% | 98.13% |
| Walsall E08000030 | 98.26% | 98.91% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040 | 98.26% | 97.24% |
| West Berkshire E06000037 | 98.25% | 98.94% |
| Sunderland E08000024 | 98.25% | 98.78% |
| Tower Hamlets E09000030 | 98.23% | 97.94% |
| Kent E10000016 | 98.20% | 98.52% |
| Essex E10000012 | 98.16% | 98.36% |
| Ealing E09000009 | 98.14% | 98.26% |
| Gloucestershire E10000013 | 98.12% | 98.46% |
| Telford and Wrekin E06000020 | 98.12% | 98.83% |
| Warwickshire E10000031 | 98.09% | 98.02% |
| Bury E08000002 | 98.05% | 99.00% |
| Southwark E09000028 | 98.04% | 98.64% |
| Wokingham E06000041 | 98.03% | 98.81% |
| Barnet E09000003 | 98.00% | 97.06% |
| Redcar and Cleveland E06000003 | 97.99% | 99.50% |
| Blackburn with Darwen E06000008 | 97.92% | 98.29% |
| Salford E08000006 | 97.82% | 96.53% |
| Southend-on-Sea E06000033 | 97.82% | 99.00% |
| Redbridge E09000026 | 97.81% | 98.28% |
| Merton E09000024 | 97.77% | 97.65% |
| East Sussex E10000011 | 97.72% | 98.02% |
| Rochdale E08000005 | 97.70% | 98.19% |
| Central Bedfordshire E06000056 | 97.69% | 97.03% |
| St. Helens E08000013 | 97.68% | 99.19% |
| Haringey E09000014 | 97.67% | 96.81% |
| Thurrock E06000034 | 97.67% | 98.83% |
| Liverpool E08000012 | 97.30% | 97.45% |
| Wigan E08000010 | 97.26% | 97.00% |
| Stoke-on-Trent E06000021 | 97.22% | 98.07% |
| Bolton E08000001 | 96.82% | 97.63% |
| Bracknell Forest E06000036 | 96.78% | 98.07% |
| Camden E09000007 | 96.56% | 94.95% |
| Lambeth E09000022 | 96.51% | 96.23% |
| Westminster E09000033 | 96.43% | 96.28% |
| Knowsley E08000011 | 96.31% | 97.13% |
| North Tyneside E08000022 | 96.20% | 97.46% |
| Islington E09000019 | 95.84% | 96.49% |
| Wandsworth E09000032 | 95.09% | 93.55% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013 | 94.44% | 93.44% |
| Kensington and Chelsea E09000020 | 93.99% | 92.16% |
| Barnsley E08000038 | given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016 | given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016 |
| Isles of Scilly E06000053 | No data is included for the Isles of Scilly, which has one school with a normal entry point of age 3 which all children attend. | No data is included for the Isles of Scilly, which has one school with a normal entry point of age 3 which all children attend. |
| Sheffield E08000039 | given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019 | given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019 |
| North East | 98.75% | 98.95% |
| North West | 98.31% | 98.56% |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 98.94% | 99.06% |
| East Midlands | 99.37% | 99.15% |
| West Midlands | 98.76% | 98.77% |
| East of England | 98.46% | 98.53% |
| South East | 98.68% | 98.63% |
| South West | 98.95% | 98.88% |
| England | 98.66% | 98.64% |
Map
2026/27 · 129 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in
- 93.99% to 98.03%
- 98.03% to 98.60%
- 98.60% to 98.9%
- 98.9% to 99.29%
- 99.29% to 100%
Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Notes
- The headline figures are the number and proportion of children receiving their first preference or a preferred offer.
- The data collected is the position as at the respective national offer day. The final numbers of pupils starting in specific schools is likely to be different due to late applicants, refusal of offers, subsequent offers made via a second offer round or the schools’ waiting lists, or successful appeals.
- The inclusion of a school by an applicant as one of their preferences does not mean that they meet the admissions criteria for that school.
- The local authority receives, and reports on, applications for a school place from parents/guardians who are living within their local authority. However, the applications are in all cases reported within these tables by the local authority to whom the application is made (that is, the one in which the child is resident).
- The preference rates are calculated as a proportion of all applicants who expressed one or more preference.
- Local authorities must allow parents to express at least three preferences at each level (primary and secondary). In practice, different local authorities allow parents to express between three and six preferences.
- Where a preferred offer could not be made some local authorities, instead of making a non-preference offer, provide the applicants with a list of schools with availability to choose from. These will be listed as having received no offer.
- The local authorities are asked not to provide data on school places offered to children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan since the parents of these children were not required to apply for their school place.
- The Department for Education gives London as Inner and Outer London, not as a region, so London has no regional figure here.
- Barnsley and Sheffield are given under their codes from before 1 April 2025, as the Department for Education gives them.
- The Department for Education publishes these as official statistics. Its data is released under the Open Government Licence, as its data guidance says; it names no version.