National Offer Day may feel like a lifetime away now but, it was a tense time for many families and unfortunately not all children received the school allocation they had wished for.
According to Lancashire County Council, 98.7% of children were awarded their first-choice primary school but that meant 1.3% were left disappointed.
The latest available DfE figures show which Lancashire primary schools were the hardest to get into in September 2025.
Earlier this month we shared the hardest secondary schools to get into this year across the county but below we have looked at just those in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble...
5. Cottam Primary School (12)
62 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 49 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 79.03% | Google Maps
6. Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School (11)
32 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 25 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 78.13% | Google Maps
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7. Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School (10)
36 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 28 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 77.78% | LCC
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8. Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (9)
35 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 25 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 71.43% | Google Maps