Last week, the Post revealed that across England, 8% of primary school applicants and 17% of secondary school applicants did not get a place at their first choice school for 2022/2023, affecting nearly 150,000 children in total. In Lancashire, 66 secondary schools made the oversubscribed list, and 28 of these were in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble.
For primary schools, a whopping 164 in Lancashire were oversubcribed, and of these 34 were in Preston alone. Looking at these Preston primary schools, we have collected the 27 who were oversubscribed by more than one pupil, take a look at the rankings below:
All the information is from Department of Education data released in June, which you can download here.
For the Chorley and South Ribble oversusbcribed primary schools, a seperate article will follow.
17. Tarleton Community Primary School (ranked 62nd)
Tarleton Community Primary School had 36 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 6 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
18. Alston Lane Catholic Primary School (ranked 75th)
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School had 35 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 5 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
19. Howick Church Endowed Primary School (ranked 84th)
Howick Church Endowed Primary School had 16 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 14 of these were offered places. This means 2 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
20. Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery (ranked 84th)
Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Nursery had 32 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 28 of these were offered places. This means 4 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps