More families in Oxfordshire getting first choice primary schools
The number is up to 95% from 93.5% last year.
The large majority of parents and children in Oxfordshire have been offered first choice primary school for the next school year.
Almost 95% (6,613) of applicants have been awarded their first choice of primary school in Oxfordshire for the 2024/25 academic year. That's slightly higher than last year, 93.5% (6,729 applicants).
A total of 99.28 per cent (6,937) have been offered one of the four choices they listed on their application.
The numbers of children needing school places is down. This year there are 6,999 Oxfordshire children who need primary school places for September 2024, which is 206 less than last year.
Councillor John Howson, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Young People’s Services, said: “We aim to give all children the best start in life and educational and learning opportunities are fundamental to this. I’m therefore delighted that we have been able to offer the majority of applicants their first choice of school.”
This year’s national figures will not be published until later in the year.