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Primary school applications by council, England

Official statistics

The number of applications for a reception place at a state-funded primary school each of England's education authorities received from its residents for national offer day, with its regions and England, for the latest two years, from the Department for Education.

England

541,547

2026/27

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Primary school applications by council, England
  • 2026/27
  • 2025/26
020k40k60k80k100kNorth East24,67924,902North West74,28874,374Yorkshire and The Humber53,13253,221East Midlands45,94146,520West Midlands61,14261,748East of England63,37564,121South East89,18591,566South West49,20750,587

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 =.

  1. 1Kent16,593
  2. 2Essex15,737
  3. 3Hampshire12,982
  4. 4Hertfordshire12,543
  5. 5Lancashire12,122
  6. 6Birmingham12,117
  7. 7Surrey11,426
  8. 8Staffordshire8,344
  9. 9West Sussex8,127
  10. 10Leeds8,039
  11. 11Nottinghamshire7,912
  12. 12Norfolk7,482
  13. 13Derbyshire7,189
  14. 14Oxfordshire6,903
  15. 15Leicestershire6,827
  16. 16Devon6,494
  17. 17Suffolk6,492
  18. 18Lincolnshire6,453
  19. 19Bradford6,301
  20. 20Cambridgeshire6,292
  21. 21Warwickshire6,281
  22. 22Gloucestershire6,016
  23. 23Manchester5,736
  24. 24Buckinghamshire5,630
  25. 25Worcestershire5,492
  26. 26Sheffield, its area before 1 April 20255,415
  27. 27North Yorkshire5,052
  28. 28Somerset4,928
  29. 29Liverpool4,736
  30. 30Cornwall4,732
  31. 31East Sussex4,559
  32. 32Kirklees4,554
  33. 33Wiltshire4,455
  34. 34County Durham4,409
  35. 35West Northamptonshire4,335
  36. 36Bristol, City of4,287
  37. 37Croydon4,082
  38. 38Sandwell3,985
  39. 39Newham3,960
  40. 40Coventry3,754
  41. 41North Northamptonshire3,751
  42. 42Cheshire East3,733
  43. 43Central Bedfordshire3,678
  44. 44Wakefield3,654
  45. 45Barnet3,649
  46. 46Leicester3,626
  47. 47Wigan3,541
  48. 48Bolton3,455
  49. 49Redbridge3,417
  50. 50Ealing3,394
  51. 51Walsall3,340
  52. 52Dudley3,314
  53. 53Cheshire West and Chester3,274
  54. 54Enfield3,263
  55. 55Hillingdon3,222
  56. 56Wolverhampton3,213
  57. 57Bromley3,203
  58. 58Milton Keynes3,155
  59. 59Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole3,148
  60. 60Medway3,130
  61. 61Brent3,128
  62. 62Doncaster3,089
  63. 63Havering3,066
  64. 64Waltham Forest3,040
  65. 65South Gloucestershire3,033
  66. 66Wirral3,017
  67. 67Barking and Dagenham2,970
  68. 68Stoke-on-Trent2,953
  69. 69Nottingham2,934
  70. 70Greenwich2,921
  71. =71Newcastle upon Tyne2,886
  72. =71Stockport2,886
  73. =73Luton2,863
  74. =73Rotherham2,863
  75. 75Hounslow2,856
  76. 76Lewisham2,840
  77. 77Rochdale2,831
  78. 78East Riding of Yorkshire2,819
  79. 79Oldham2,814
  80. 80Dorset2,795
  81. 81Salford2,753
  82. 82Sunderland2,737
  83. 83Tower Hamlets2,713
  84. 84Harrow2,650
  85. 85Derby2,643
  86. 86Bexley2,637
  87. 87Sefton2,586
  88. 88Kingston upon Hull, City of2,583
  89. 89Shropshire2,582
  90. 90Northumberland2,569
  91. 91Tameside2,451
  92. 92Barnsley, its area before 1 April 20252,423
  93. 93Swindon2,416
  94. 94Wandsworth2,403
  95. 95Peterborough2,365
  96. 96Cumberland2,352
  97. 97Plymouth2,294
  98. 98Southwark2,248
  99. 99Trafford2,238
  100. 100Haringey2,193
  101. 101Thurrock2,192
  102. 102Sutton2,159
  103. 103Telford and Wrekin2,124
  104. =104Lambeth2,122
  105. =104Southampton2,122
  106. 106Solihull2,090
  107. 107North Tyneside2,025
  108. 108Warrington2,024
  109. 109Merton2,015
  110. 110Bedford1,990
  111. 111North Somerset1,984
  112. 112Knowsley1,953
  113. 113Brighton and Hove1,936
  114. 114Blackburn with Darwen1,926
  115. 115Slough1,918
  116. =116Bury1,901
  117. =116Stockton-on-Tees1,901
  118. 118Portsmouth1,887
  119. 119Calderdale1,863
  120. 120Reading1,844
  121. 121Wokingham1,832
  122. 122St. Helens1,809
  123. 123Gateshead1,785
  124. 124Southend-on-Sea1,741
  125. 125Westmorland and Furness1,692
  126. 126Islington1,683
  127. 127Hackney1,677
  128. 128Richmond upon Thames1,663
  129. 129Bath and North East Somerset1,625
  130. 130Middlesbrough1,593
  131. 131North Lincolnshire1,566
  132. =132Herefordshire, County of1,553
  133. =132York1,553
  134. 134West Berkshire1,547
  135. 135Kingston upon Thames1,457
  136. 136Bracknell Forest1,397
  137. 137South Tyneside1,375
  138. 138North East Lincolnshire1,358
  139. 139Redcar and Cleveland1,345
  140. 140Blackpool1,300
  141. 141Windsor and Maidenhead1,266
  142. 142Camden1,251
  143. 143Hammersmith and Fulham1,186
  144. 144Halton1,158
  145. 145Darlington1,075
  146. 146Torbay1,000
  147. 147Hartlepool979
  148. 148Isle of Wight931
  149. 149Westminster925
  150. 150Kensington and Chelsea582
  151. 151Rutland271
  152. 152City of London23

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).

Counts follow the size of the place, so the largest places tend to come first.

Data table

161 rows

Area2026/272025/26
Kent E1000001616,59316,524
Essex E1000001215,73715,619
Hampshire E1000001412,98213,385
Hertfordshire E1000001512,54312,834
Lancashire E1000001712,12212,136
Birmingham E0800002512,11712,541
Surrey E1000003011,42612,004
Staffordshire E100000288,3448,531
West Sussex E100000328,1278,398
Leeds E080000358,0398,283
Nottinghamshire E100000247,9127,998
Norfolk E100000207,4827,691
Derbyshire E100000077,1897,225
Oxfordshire E100000256,9036,831
Leicestershire E100000186,8276,780
Devon E100000086,4946,758
Suffolk E100000296,4926,486
Lincolnshire E100000196,4536,589
Bradford E080000326,3016,195
Cambridgeshire E100000036,2926,413
Warwickshire E100000316,2816,166
Gloucestershire E100000136,0165,834
Manchester E080000035,7365,691
Buckinghamshire E060000605,6305,934
Worcestershire E100000345,4925,554
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 20255,4155,374
North Yorkshire E060000655,0525,050
Somerset E060000664,9285,059
Liverpool E080000124,7364,934
Cornwall E060000524,7324,808
East Sussex E100000114,5594,708
Kirklees E080000344,5544,584
Wiltshire E060000544,4554,449
County Durham E060000474,4094,491
West Northamptonshire E060000624,3354,413
Bristol, City of E060000234,2874,547
Croydon E090000084,0824,309
Sandwell E080000283,9853,904
Newham E090000253,9603,919
Coventry E080000263,7543,921
North Northamptonshire E060000613,7513,653
Cheshire East E060000493,7333,886
Central Bedfordshire E060000563,6783,574
Wakefield E080000363,6543,755
Barnet E090000033,6493,709
Leicester E060000163,6263,739
Wigan E080000103,5413,601
Bolton E080000013,4553,501
Redbridge E090000263,4173,495
Ealing E090000093,3943,570
Walsall E080000303,3403,292
Dudley E080000273,3143,365
Cheshire West and Chester E060000503,2743,189
Enfield E090000103,2633,309
Hillingdon E090000173,2223,462
Wolverhampton E080000313,2133,170
Bromley E090000063,2033,312
Milton Keynes E060000423,1553,410
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E060000583,1483,469
Medway E060000353,1303,151
Brent E090000053,1283,247
Doncaster E080000173,0893,084
Havering E090000163,0663,096
Waltham Forest E090000313,0403,129
South Gloucestershire E060000253,0333,206
Wirral E080000153,0172,952
Barking and Dagenham E090000022,9703,038
Stoke-on-Trent E060000212,9533,008
Nottingham E060000182,9343,023
Greenwich E090000112,9212,841
Stockport E080000072,8862,960
Newcastle upon Tyne E080000212,8862,894
Luton E060000322,8632,998
Rotherham E080000182,8632,598
Hounslow E090000182,8563,027
Lewisham E090000232,8402,939
Rochdale E080000052,8312,652
East Riding of Yorkshire E060000112,8192,799
Oldham E080000042,8142,727
Dorset E060000592,7952,808
Salford E080000062,7532,825
Sunderland E080000242,7372,785
Tower Hamlets E090000302,7132,918
Harrow E090000152,6502,672
Derby E060000152,6432,824
Bexley E090000042,6372,734
Sefton E080000142,5862,536
Kingston upon Hull, City of E060000102,5832,710
Shropshire E060000512,5822,667
Northumberland E060000572,5692,591
Tameside E080000082,4512,347
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 20252,4232,440
Swindon E060000302,4162,498
Wandsworth E090000322,4032,482
Peterborough E060000312,3652,478
Cumberland E060000632,3522,437
Plymouth E060000262,2942,358
Southwark E090000282,2482,205
Trafford E080000092,2382,467
Haringey E090000142,1932,348
Thurrock E060000342,1922,223
Sutton E090000292,1592,209
Telford and Wrekin E060000202,1241,960
Southampton E060000452,1222,341
Lambeth E090000222,1222,122
Solihull E080000292,0902,115
North Tyneside E080000222,0252,044
Warrington E060000072,0241,933
Merton E090000242,0152,081
Bedford E060000551,9902,103
North Somerset E060000241,9842,090
Knowsley E080000111,9531,845
Brighton and Hove E060000431,9361,965
Blackburn with Darwen E060000081,9261,866
Slough E060000391,9181,989
Stockton-on-Tees E060000041,9011,871
Bury E080000021,9011,908
Portsmouth E060000441,8871,984
Calderdale E080000331,8631,899
Reading E060000381,8441,778
Wokingham E060000411,8321,842
St. Helens E080000131,8091,726
Gateshead E080000371,7851,789
Southend-on-Sea E060000331,7411,702
Westmorland and Furness E060000641,6921,698
Islington E090000191,6831,626
Hackney E090000121,6771,817
Richmond upon Thames E090000271,6631,812
Bath and North East Somerset E060000221,6251,659
Middlesbrough E060000021,5931,698
North Lincolnshire E060000131,5661,550
York E060000141,5531,552
Herefordshire, County of E060000191,5531,554
West Berkshire E060000371,5471,515
Kingston upon Thames E090000211,4571,568
Bracknell Forest E060000361,3971,397
South Tyneside E080000231,3751,486
North East Lincolnshire E060000121,3581,348
Redcar and Cleveland E060000031,3451,209
Blackpool E060000091,3001,299
Windsor and Maidenhead E060000401,2661,412
Camden E090000071,2511,366
Hammersmith and Fulham E090000131,1861,220
Halton E060000061,1581,258
Darlington E060000051,0751,063
Torbay E060000271,0001,044
Hartlepool E06000001979981
Isle of Wight E06000046931998
Westminster E09000033925968
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020582663
Rutland E06000017271276
City of London E090000012318
Barnsley E08000038given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Isles of Scilly E06000053No 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 E08000039given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019
North East24,67924,902
North West74,28874,374
Yorkshire and The Humber53,13253,221
East Midlands45,94146,520
West Midlands61,14261,748
East of England63,37564,121
South East89,18591,566
South West49,20750,587
England541,547550,270

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2026/27 · 129 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

  • 23 to 1,683
  • 1,683 to 2,193
  • 2,193 to 2,863
  • 2,863 to 3,455
  • 3,455 to 12k

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 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 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).
  • Counts are of applications on national offer day, as each council returned them.
  • 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.