Secondary school transfer - offers at 1 March 2022
Pupils will today find out which secondary school they will attend in September.
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ pupils
15,214 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ pupils applied to transfer to secondary school, up from 14,108 in 2021.
14,987 (98.5%) Number of applications received online
74,260 Total number of preferences submitted (up 3,801).
14,442 (94.93%) Offered one of their chosen preferences.
759 (4.99%) Offered a school place that was not one of their preferences (up 1.45%).
1,364 Offered a school outside of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, compared to 1,480 in 2021.
Total Preferences offered |
No. 2022 |
% 2022 |
No. 2021 |
% 2021 |
% Difference from 2021 |
First |
10,771 |
70.80 |
10,407 |
73.77 |
-2.97 |
Second |
1,990 |
13.08 |
1,686 |
11.95 |
+1.13 |
Third |
844 |
5.55 |
745 |
5.28 |
+0.27 |
Fourth |
417 |
2.74 |
384 |
2.72 |
+0.02 |
Fifth |
254 |
1.67 |
266 |
1.89 |
-0.22 |
Sixth |
166 |
1.09 |
120 |
0.85 |
+0.24 |
Total |
14,442 |
94.93 |
13,608 |
96.46 |
-1.53 |
Extra district pupils
1,533 Pupils who live in another local authority applied for a place at a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ school (up 3).
2,836 Preferences were expressed (up 79).
568 Pupils who live in another local authority who applied for a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ school were offered one of their preferences (down 2.57% from 583).
Total Preferences offered |
No. 2022 |
% 2022 |
No. 2021 |
% 2021 |
% Difference from 2021 |
First |
382 |
24.92 |
386 |
25.23 |
-0.31 |
Second |
93 |
6.07 |
114 |
7.45 |
-1.38 |
Third |
56 |
3.65 |
49 |
3.20 |
+0.45 |
Fourth |
26 |
1.70 |
20 |
1.31 |
+0.39 |
Fifth |
10 |
0.65 |
8 |
0.52 |
+0.13 |
Sixth |
1 |
0.07 |
6 |
0.39 |
-0.32 |
Total |
568 |
37.05 |
583 |
38.01 |
-0.96 |