School places: 90% of Shropshire pupils get their first choice
More than 90 per cent of Shropshire youngsters have been given their first choice primary school.
In schools covered by Shropshire Council, 2,658 pupils – or 95.5 per cent – have been granted a place at their chosen school for September.
The figure within Telford & Wrekin was slightly lower at 90 per cent.
In total, Shropshire Council dealt with 2,784 applications for reception places, with Telford & Wrekin Council dealing with 2,183.
In the Shropshire Council area, 3.1 per cent of youngsters have been offered their second preference and 0.4 per cent their third preference.
In Telford & Wrekin, five per cent of youngsters have been offered their second preference and one per cent their third preference.
The figures for those getting their first choice schools increased slightly this year in Shropshire, up from 93.8 per cent in 2016, but in Telford & Wrekin it remained the same.
Karen Bradshaw, Shropshire Council's director of children's services, said: "We are really pleased that such a high percentage of pupils will be going to their first preference of primary school in 2017."
For those families in the Shropshire Council area who are not happy with the allocation that they've received, they are entitled to appeal to an independent appeals panel. For more information about appealing visit the council website.
In the Telford & Wrekin Council area, people can also ask for their school allocation to be reviewed. Spokesman Russell Griffin said: "By May 5 unsuccessful applicants can ask the local authority to reconsider the school they have been offered at the review stage."
