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.
21. Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School (ranked 99th)
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School had 30 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 27 of these were offered places. This means 3 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
22. Frenchwood Community Primary School (ranked 11th)
Frenchwood Community Primary School had 34 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 31 of these were offered places. This means 3 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
23. Freckleton Church of England Primary School (ranked 114th)
Freckleton Church of England Primary School had 26 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 24 of these were offered places. This means 2 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
24. Preston Greenlands Community Primary School (ranked 118th)
Preston Greenlands Community Primary School had 29 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 27 of these were offered places. This means 2 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps