Deadline for Shropshire secondary school place of choice
Children could miss out on places at the school of their choice if their parents do not submit applications by tomorrow.
Shropshire Council said the deadline for applications for secondary school places in the county will come to an end.
Those who do not submit applications by the time the deadline passes could lose out on their preferred choice with the council under a legal obligation to consider on-time applications first.
Ann Hartley, Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for children's services, said: "We want to remind and encourage all parents to apply for their child's school place by tomorrow. Our admissions team work very hard to ensure that as many people as possible are able to attend their preferred secondary school.
"Unfortunately, not all parents apply by the closing date and some parents do not even make an application at all.
"The consequences are that parents may miss out on the opportunity for their child to be considered for a place at their preferred secondary school, as we are legally obliged to consider all late applications after the on-time applications have been allocated."
Shropshire Council confirmed that for people who applied on time for this year, 95.2 per cent of secondary applicants were successful in their application for their first preference school.
The council's guidance adds: "Those who are not successful usually live outside the school's catchment area or have applied late."
Five Shropshire secondary schools received more first choice applications than they had places last year.
They were Belvidere, The Priory and Sundorne in Shrewsbury, and Idsall and William Brookes in South Shropshire.
Only 14 pupils were allocated places at schools on appeal for 2015, with five at Belvidere, four at The Priory, two at Idsall, and three at William Brookes.
Secondary school parents will be advised of whether they have been successful in their application in March 2016.
Parents who are not successful with their first choice will automatically receive appeals letters.
If submitted the child's case is then reviewed and they would be added to a waiting list for any potential spaces that open up at the school.
In its guidance on school places the council also reminds parents not to use a false address in an effort to obtain a preferential place.
