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Commons · Question 7057 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department collects on the average waiting-list position of pupils who ultimately receive a school place through the waiting-list process.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 10 Jun 2026
In 2025, 92.6% of families were offered their first-choice primary school and 98.6% received offers from one of their top three choices. At secondary level, 83.5% of families were offered their first-choice school and 94.9% received offers from one of the...