95% of families in Rutland offered first choice primary school

Today is National Offer Day for children due to start primary school in September 2022.

Author: Henry WinterPublished 19th Apr 2022

Rutland County Council says all families in the area who applied for primary schools have been offered a place at one of their preferred options.

Just over 95% of families were offered a place in their first choice school.

Today (19/4) is National Offer Day for children who are due to start primary school in September 2022.

Rutland County Council received and processed 313 applications for primary school admissions.

A total of 299 children (95.5 percent) were offered their first-choice school, and all 313 applicants were offered a place at one of their preferred schools.

Rutland parents and carers have 14 days to confirm if they wish to accept or decline the place they have been offered for their child in September.

Details of how to respond are included in the offer email or letter, and more information about school admissions is available on the Rutland County Council website.

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