Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school age children from Nottinghamshire who have applied for a place at primary school starting in September 2016 were not accepted at their first or second choice schools.
Information on school place preferences for entry in September 2016 is not yet available and is due to be released in June 2016.
Data for the most recent years available is provided in the table below.
Nottinghamshire local authority, primary school preferences, 2015/16 |
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| Number of applicants | 9,171 |
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Of which those who: |
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| Received 1st or 2nd preference | 8,687 | 94.7 | ||
| Did not receive 1st or 2nd preference | 484 | 5.3 | ||
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