95.4% of children get their first choice of primary school in York

Tuesday, 18 April 2023 12:37

By Alexander Chadwick @thisisyo1

95.4% of children get their first choice of primary school in York

Primary school admission figures for entry in September 2023 reveal that 95.4 per cent of York children – 1,595 children - have been allocated their first preference of school.

The figures published today (18 April) by City of York Council show that 98.6 per cent of pupils got one of their top four preferences.

All the 107 pupils who applied for a place at York’s junior schools (from Year 3) got their first choice.

Parents who made written applications will receive a letter confirming their admission arrangements. Anyone who didn’t receive their first choice of school will also receive written information.

This year’s admissions figures, compared with last year’s, are outlined below:

Primary

2023		2022
	Quantity	%	Quantity	%
1st	1595	95.4%	1579	95.5%
2nd	45	2.7%	46	2.8%
3rd	7	0.4%	13	0.8%
4th	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
5th	0	0%	0	0.0%
Other	24	1.4%	15	0.9%
Total	1672	100%	1654	100%

Junior

	2023		2022
	Quantity	%	Quantity	%
1st	107	100%	109	100%
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Other
Total	107		109	100%

Twenty-four pupils didn’t get any of their primary school preferences. These were largely made up of parents or carers who did not apply for their child’s catchment school - despite being advised to do so and only provided one preference school.

The total size of the cohort starting school in September 2023 is 1,672 pupils, compared to 1,654 last year.

Parents can find out more about their child’s allocation at https://www.york.gov.uk/PrimarySchoolAdmissions.

Any parent whose children may be eligible for free school meals – one of a number of benefits that come with applying for the pupil premium – should apply through their online account at www.york.gov.uk/parentportal.

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