The allocation of Isle of Wight primary school places has been announced today (Monday), with 99.5 per cent of Island parents gaining a school of their choice.
Hundreds of children across the Island will find out which primary school they’ll be attending from September.
The stats
This year, 96.5 per cent of applications achieved a place at their first choice school. Every child for which an application was submitted to the council received a school place.
- The number of applications in 2023 — 1,024 (1,087 last year).
- The percentage of applications achieving first choice — 96.5 per cent (95.3 per cent last year).
- The percentage achieving second choice — 2.8 per cent (2.2 per cent last year).
- The percentage achieving third choice — 0.2 per cent (0.3 per cent last year).
- Under one per cent (0.5 per cent) were allocated a place at the nearest school with a place when the authority was unable to meet any of their parent’s preferences.
Children with Education, Health and Care Plans naming the school that can best meet their needs were also allocated places being offered today as part of the main admissions round process. There were 22 in total and they are not included in the above percentages.
Andre: Vast majority of applicants gained a place at one of their preferred schools
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 children being offered a place.
“I hope our children and their families will be looking forward to starting their primary education in September and that they settle in well and enjoy making friends and being part of their school community.
“I would also encourage all parents and carers to engage positively with their new school community as their support is vital to their child’s education.”
News shared by Isle of Wight council press office, in their own words. Ed
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