A new school year has officially begun and whilst National Offer Day may feel like a lifetime away, 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 so take a look at the 17 toughest schools below...
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5. Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge (14)
43 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 30 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 69.77% | Google Maps
6. Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School (13)
81 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 56 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 69.14% | Google Maps Photo: Google Maps
7. Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (12)
44 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 30 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 68.18% | Google
8. Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (11)
87 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 59 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 67.82% | Google Maps