Official Statistics

Secondary school applications and offers: 2012

Local authority-level data about applications and offers for places in secondary schools for the academic year 2012 to 2013.

Applies to England

Documents

Main text: OSR07/2012

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Main tables: OSR07/2012

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Underlying data: OSR07/2012

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Pre-release access list: OSR07/2012

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Details

Reference Id: OSR07/2012

Publication type: Other statistics

Publication data: Pre-release access data

Local authority data: LA data

Region: England

Release date: 22 March 2012

Coverage status: Final

Publication status: Published

This statistical report gives local authority level information about secondary school applications and offers received by parents on National Offer Day 2012 (1 March), as provided by local authorities. It details the number of applications received, offers made based on preferences expressed, alternative offers and offers to schools within and outside of the local authority.

Key points

  • 85.3% of families received an offer of a place at their first preference school - an increase of 0.7% compared to March 2011 and continuing the recent rising trend.
  • 95.9% of families received an offer of a place at 1 of their top 3 preferred schools - an increase of 0.3% compared to March 2011 and continuing the recent rising trend.
  • 97.6% of families received an offer of a place at one of their preferred schools - an increase of 0.3% compared to March 2011 and continuing the recent rising trend.

Alison Ellsworth
01325 735632

alison.ellsworth@education.gsi.gov.uk

Published 22 March 2012