More than 1,000 children across the Island will be offered places at secondary schools today (Tuesday 1st March).
Today is National Offer Day when children up and down the country learn which secondary school they will attend for the 2022/23 academic year.
95 per cent offered first choice
On the Island, nearly 95 per cent of parents have been offered a place for their child at one of their preferred schools. This compares to 91 per cent in 2021.
In total, the Isle of Wight Council received 1,167 applications on time. Of those, 1,013 (83 per cent) received their first choice for September 2022, 127 (ten per cent) their second choice and 27 (two per cent) their third choice.
Last year, 984 parents were allocated their first preference school for their child.
Late entries
Every on-time applicant was offered a place at a school.
There are some families who applied late and their school offer will be sent shortly.
Andre: We do all we can to make as straightforward as possible
Cllr Debbie Andre, Cabinet member for children’s services, education and skills, said,
“I’m really pleased to see that the vast majority of applicants gained a place at one of their preferred schools, with most getting their first choice and all students being offered a place.
“We do all we can to make the application process as straightforward as possible in partnership with our Island schools, while meeting families’ choices in the vast majority of cases.
“I appreciate how difficult the transition can be from primary to secondary and how important pupil choice is in both maintaining existing friendships and local, community connections.”
Parents who have applied for a primary school place for their child will be notified on 19th April 2022.
Article edit
5.55pm 1st Mar 2022 – Headline corrected from “95 per cent of pupils offered first choice for secondary school places” to “95 per cent of pupils offered place one of their preferred secondary schools”
News shared by Isle of Wight council press office, in their own words. Ed
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