Primary school applicants offered their first-preference school by council, England
Official statistics
The share of applicants for a reception place at a state-funded primary school offered their first-preference school 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's school applications and offers statistics.
England
92.42%
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 =.
- 1Nottinghamshire99.10%
- 2Hartlepool98.26%
- 3Cumberland98.21%
- 4Gateshead98.10%
- 5Stockton-on-Tees97.69%
- 6Shropshire97.44%
- 7North East Lincolnshire97.42%
- 8County Durham97.32%
- 9Redcar and Cleveland96.95%
- 10South Tyneside96.87%
- 11Leicester96.83%
- 12North Somerset96.82%
- 13Northumberland96.81%
- 14North Lincolnshire96.74%
- 15Calderdale96.56%
- 16Doncaster96.50%
- 17Devon96.49%
- 18Lincolnshire96.34%
- 19Herefordshire, County of96.33%
- 20Middlesbrough96.30%
- 21Westmorland and Furness96.10%
- 22Cornwall95.90%
- 23Barnsley, its area before 1 April 202595.71%
- 24Swindon95.61%
- 25North Yorkshire95.59%
- 26Wiltshire95.58%
- 27Tameside95.39%
- 28Barking and Dagenham95.32%
- 29Wirral95.26%
- 30Kingston upon Hull, City of95.20%
- 31Sheffield, its area before 1 April 202595.12%
- 32Staffordshire95.09%
- 33Somerset95.03%
- 34Manchester94.98%
- =35East Riding of Yorkshire94.96%
- =35Milton Keynes94.96%
- =35Sunderland94.96%
- 38Coventry94.94%
- =39Nottingham94.89%
- =39Suffolk94.89%
- 41Peterborough94.76%
- 42Cambridgeshire94.69%
- 43West Northamptonshire94.65%
- 44Hillingdon94.57%
- 45Derbyshire94.53%
- 46Isle of Wight94.52%
- 47Trafford94.50%
- 48Rutland94.46%
- 49Stoke-on-Trent94.45%
- 50Wakefield94.42%
- =51Derby94.36%
- =51Norfolk94.36%
- 53Rotherham94.31%
- 54Torbay94.2%
- 55Bath and North East Somerset94.09%
- 56York94.08%
- 57Stockport94.07%
- 58Sandwell94.05%
- 59Oxfordshire94.00%
- 60Worcestershire93.99%
- 61Leicestershire93.97%
- 62North Northamptonshire93.95%
- 63Blackpool93.92%
- 64Dorset93.88%
- 65Medway93.87%
- 66Walsall93.83%
- 67Brighton and Hove93.80%
- 68Enfield93.78%
- 69Kirklees93.76%
- 70Plymouth93.46%
- 71Halton93.44%
- =72Bedford93.42%
- =72Hampshire93.42%
- 74Southampton93.31%
- 75Wolverhampton93.15%
- 76Portsmouth93.00%
- 77South Gloucestershire92.78%
- 78Newcastle upon Tyne92.69%
- 79Darlington92.65%
- 80Luton92.60%
- 81Tower Hamlets92.55%
- 82Leeds92.41%
- 83West Sussex92.37%
- 84Cheshire West and Chester92.33%
- =85Bradford92.26%
- =85Cheshire East92.26%
- 87Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole92.19%
- 88Sutton92.13%
- 89Birmingham92.07%
- 90Bristol, City of92.02%
- 91Dudley92.00%
- 92Oldham91.97%
- 93Warrington91.95%
- 94Solihull91.72%
- 95North Tyneside91.65%
- 96Gloucestershire91.64%
- 97Buckinghamshire91.62%
- 98Havering91.45%
- 99Bury91.43%
- 100Bexley91.39%
- 101Sefton91.38%
- 102Slough91.35%
- 103Telford and Wrekin91.34%
- =104Lancashire91.31%
- =104Newham91.31%
- 106East Sussex91.12%
- 107Salford91.06%
- 108Reading91.05%
- 109West Berkshire90.82%
- 110Waltham Forest90.56%
- 111Essex90.34%
- =112Central Bedfordshire90.27%
- =112St. Helens90.27%
- 114Ealing90.25%
- 115Thurrock90.05%
- 116Kingston upon Thames89.98%
- 117Surrey89.80%
- 118Kent89.65%
- 119Croydon89.64%
- 120Bolton89.46%
- 121Hounslow89.29%
- =122Blackburn with Darwen89.25%
- =122Greenwich89.25%
- 124Rochdale89.16%
- 125Bracknell Forest89.12%
- 126Hertfordshire89.09%
- 127Richmond upon Thames88.82%
- 128Wigan88.73%
- 129Liverpool88.62%
- 130Brent88.49%
- 131Redbridge88.24%
- 132Warwickshire88.11%
- 133Hackney88.07%
- 134Southend-on-Sea87.77%
- 135Bromley87.70%
- 136Wokingham87.5%
- 137Lewisham87.43%
- 138Knowsley86.64%
- 139Harrow86.60%
- 140Merton86.35%
- 141Windsor and Maidenhead86.18%
- 142Barnet86.13%
- 143Haringey86.00%
- 144Southwark84.34%
- 145Westminster82.38%
- 146Camden81.53%
- 147Lambeth80.63%
- 148Islington79.38%
- 149Wandsworth78.49%
- 150Kensington and Chelsea75.43%
- 151Hammersmith and Fulham74.62%
- 152City of London73.91%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire E10000024 | 99.10% | 95.79% |
| Hartlepool E06000001 | 98.26% | 97.66% |
| Cumberland E06000063 | 98.21% | 98.52% |
| Gateshead E08000037 | 98.10% | 96.87% |
| Stockton-on-Tees E06000004 | 97.69% | 97.76% |
| Shropshire E06000051 | 97.44% | 95.58% |
| North East Lincolnshire E06000012 | 97.42% | 100% |
| County Durham E06000047 | 97.32% | 96.42% |
| Redcar and Cleveland E06000003 | 96.95% | 98.35% |
| South Tyneside E08000023 | 96.87% | 92.73% |
| Leicester E06000016 | 96.83% | 96.15% |
| North Somerset E06000024 | 96.82% | 96.12% |
| Northumberland E06000057 | 96.81% | 96.60% |
| North Lincolnshire E06000013 | 96.74% | 97.35% |
| Calderdale E08000033 | 96.56% | 95.58% |
| Doncaster E08000017 | 96.50% | 97.11% |
| Devon E10000008 | 96.49% | 96.15% |
| Lincolnshire E10000019 | 96.34% | 95.70% |
| Herefordshire, County of E06000019 | 96.33% | 96.78% |
| Middlesbrough E06000002 | 96.30% | 97.06% |
| Westmorland and Furness E06000064 | 96.10% | 97.88% |
| Cornwall E06000052 | 95.90% | 95.65% |
| Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025 | 95.71% | 96.27% |
| Swindon E06000030 | 95.61% | 96.44% |
| North Yorkshire E06000065 | 95.59% | 94.38% |
| Wiltshire E06000054 | 95.58% | 95.23% |
| Tameside E08000008 | 95.39% | 95.40% |
| Barking and Dagenham E09000002 | 95.32% | 96.25% |
| Wirral E08000015 | 95.26% | 95.97% |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010 | 95.20% | 97.12% |
| Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025 | 95.12% | 96.87% |
| Staffordshire E10000028 | 95.09% | 95.57% |
| Somerset E06000066 | 95.03% | 95.26% |
| Manchester E08000003 | 94.98% | 97.35% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011 | 94.96% | 96.25% |
| Milton Keynes E06000042 | 94.96% | 93.05% |
| Sunderland E08000024 | 94.96% | 95.40% |
| Coventry E08000026 | 94.94% | 93.75% |
| Nottingham E06000018 | 94.89% | 95.24% |
| Suffolk E10000029 | 94.89% | 96.33% |
| Peterborough E06000031 | 94.76% | 96.13% |
| Cambridgeshire E10000003 | 94.69% | 94.42% |
| West Northamptonshire E06000062 | 94.65% | 94.49% |
| Hillingdon E09000017 | 94.57% | 91.59% |
| Derbyshire E10000007 | 94.53% | 96.42% |
| Isle of Wight E06000046 | 94.52% | 91.58% |
| Trafford E08000009 | 94.50% | 95.14% |
| Rutland E06000017 | 94.46% | 100% |
| Stoke-on-Trent E06000021 | 94.45% | 95.28% |
| Wakefield E08000036 | 94.42% | 91.34% |
| Derby E06000015 | 94.36% | 92.28% |
| Norfolk E10000020 | 94.36% | 95.76% |
| Rotherham E08000018 | 94.31% | 96.27% |
| Torbay E06000027 | 94.2% | 95.59% |
| Bath and North East Somerset E06000022 | 94.09% | 95.48% |
| York E06000014 | 94.08% | 95.75% |
| Stockport E08000007 | 94.07% | 94.36% |
| Sandwell E08000028 | 94.05% | 93.78% |
| Oxfordshire E10000025 | 94.00% | 93.98% |
| Worcestershire E10000034 | 93.99% | 94.35% |
| Leicestershire E10000018 | 93.97% | 95.38% |
| North Northamptonshire E06000061 | 93.95% | 92.50% |
| Blackpool E06000009 | 93.92% | 93.53% |
| Dorset E06000059 | 93.88% | 94.09% |
| Medway E06000035 | 93.87% | 95.62% |
| Walsall E08000030 | 93.83% | 95.41% |
| Brighton and Hove E06000043 | 93.80% | 91.25% |
| Enfield E09000010 | 93.78% | 95.19% |
| Kirklees E08000034 | 93.76% | 93.56% |
| Plymouth E06000026 | 93.46% | 96.78% |
| Halton E06000006 | 93.44% | 96.18% |
| Hampshire E10000014 | 93.42% | 92.27% |
| Bedford E06000055 | 93.42% | 93.58% |
| Southampton E06000045 | 93.31% | 92.95% |
| Wolverhampton E08000031 | 93.15% | 92.37% |
| Portsmouth E06000044 | 93.00% | 91.94% |
| South Gloucestershire E06000025 | 92.78% | 90.99% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021 | 92.69% | 92.61% |
| Darlington E06000005 | 92.65% | 96.33% |
| Luton E06000032 | 92.60% | 88.33% |
| Tower Hamlets E09000030 | 92.55% | 92.29% |
| Leeds E08000035 | 92.41% | 93.08% |
| West Sussex E10000032 | 92.37% | 91.71% |
| Cheshire West and Chester E06000050 | 92.33% | 92.47% |
| Cheshire East E06000049 | 92.26% | 93.57% |
| Bradford E08000032 | 92.26% | 95.25% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058 | 92.19% | 89.02% |
| Sutton E09000029 | 92.13% | 91.67% |
| Birmingham E08000025 | 92.07% | 92.35% |
| Bristol, City of E06000023 | 92.02% | 93.29% |
| Dudley E08000027 | 92.00% | 92.33% |
| Oldham E08000004 | 91.97% | 93.51% |
| Warrington E06000007 | 91.95% | 96.02% |
| Solihull E08000029 | 91.72% | 92.58% |
| North Tyneside E08000022 | 91.65% | 92.42% |
| Gloucestershire E10000013 | 91.64% | 91.89% |
| Buckinghamshire E06000060 | 91.62% | 89.94% |
| Havering E09000016 | 91.45% | 89.83% |
| Bury E08000002 | 91.43% | 95.02% |
| Bexley E09000004 | 91.39% | 92.28% |
| Sefton E08000014 | 91.38% | 92.78% |
| Slough E06000039 | 91.35% | 91.86% |
| Telford and Wrekin E06000020 | 91.34% | 93.16% |
| Lancashire E10000017 | 91.31% | 93.00% |
| Newham E09000025 | 91.31% | 90.92% |
| East Sussex E10000011 | 91.12% | 91.21% |
| Salford E08000006 | 91.06% | 89.27% |
| Reading E06000038 | 91.05% | 94.26% |
| West Berkshire E06000037 | 90.82% | 93.86% |
| Waltham Forest E09000031 | 90.56% | 90.19% |
| Essex E10000012 | 90.34% | 90.31% |
| St. Helens E08000013 | 90.27% | 93.86% |
| Central Bedfordshire E06000056 | 90.27% | 90.04% |
| Ealing E09000009 | 90.25% | 88.94% |
| Thurrock E06000034 | 90.05% | 91.59% |
| Kingston upon Thames E09000021 | 89.98% | 88.14% |
| Surrey E10000030 | 89.80% | 88.41% |
| Kent E10000016 | 89.65% | 90.58% |
| Croydon E09000008 | 89.64% | 86.73% |
| Bolton E08000001 | 89.46% | 89.69% |
| Hounslow E09000018 | 89.29% | 88.11% |
| Blackburn with Darwen E06000008 | 89.25% | 90.94% |
| Greenwich E09000011 | 89.25% | 91.20% |
| Rochdale E08000005 | 89.16% | 91.70% |
| Bracknell Forest E06000036 | 89.12% | 89.19% |
| Hertfordshire E10000015 | 89.09% | 87.98% |
| Richmond upon Thames E09000027 | 88.82% | 88.58% |
| Wigan E08000010 | 88.73% | 89.67% |
| Liverpool E08000012 | 88.62% | 89.74% |
| Brent E09000005 | 88.49% | 85.86% |
| Redbridge E09000026 | 88.24% | 88.81% |
| Warwickshire E10000031 | 88.11% | 90.59% |
| Hackney E09000012 | 88.07% | 84.98% |
| Southend-on-Sea E06000033 | 87.77% | 90.25% |
| Bromley E09000006 | 87.70% | 89.01% |
| Wokingham E06000041 | 87.5% | 90.01% |
| Lewisham E09000023 | 87.43% | 89.96% |
| Knowsley E08000011 | 86.64% | 90.30% |
| Harrow E09000015 | 86.60% | 87.57% |
| Merton E09000024 | 86.35% | 86.98% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040 | 86.18% | 82.22% |
| Barnet E09000003 | 86.13% | 84.28% |
| Haringey E09000014 | 86.00% | 84.92% |
| Southwark E09000028 | 84.34% | 84.67% |
| Westminster E09000033 | 82.38% | 85.85% |
| Camden E09000007 | 81.53% | 80.23% |
| Lambeth E09000022 | 80.63% | 82.89% |
| Islington E09000019 | 79.38% | 80.93% |
| Wandsworth E09000032 | 78.49% | 76.83% |
| Kensington and Chelsea E09000020 | 75.43% | 74.81% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013 | 74.62% | 73.44% |
| City of London E09000001 | 73.91% | 88.89% |
| 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 | 95.81% | 95.65% |
| North West | 91.97% | 93.34% |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 94.44% | 95.13% |
| East Midlands | 95.65% | 95.24% |
| West Midlands | 93.11% | 93.57% |
| East of England | 91.74% | 91.78% |
| South East | 91.62% | 91.26% |
| South West | 94.27% | 94.26% |
| England | 92.42% | 92.56% |
Map
2026/27 · 129 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in
- 73.91% to 89.16%
- 89.16% to 91.97%
- 91.97% to 93.87%
- 93.87% to 95.20%
- 95.20% to 98.26%
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.
- 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.