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...
17. The Olive School, Preston (2)
104 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 58 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 55.77% | Google Maps
18. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Newchurch (1)
37 pupils put this school as their first choice but only 20 first choice offers were handed out which is a success rate of 54.05% | Google Maps