Last week, the Gazette revealed that across England, 8% of primary school applicants and 17% of secondary school applicants did not get a place at their first choice school for 2022/2023, affecting nearly 150,000 children. In Lancashire, 66 secondary schools made the oversubscribed list, 13 of these being in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.
For primary schools, a whopping 164 in Lancashire were oversubscribed, and of these 19 were in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. Take a look at how these schools rank below:
All the information is from Department of Education data released in June, which you can download here.
13. Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (ranked 84)
Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 24 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 21 of these were offered places. This means 3 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
14. Garstang Community Primary School (ranked 92nd)
Garstang Community Primary School had 34 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 4 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
15. Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School (ranked 103rd)
Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School had 21 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 19 of these were offered places. This means 2 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
16. Kirkham and Wesham Primary School (ranked 104th)
Kirkham and Wesham Primary School had 32 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 3 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
17. Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (ranked 104th)
Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 32 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 3 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps
18. Shakespeare Primary School (ranked 127th)
Shakespeare Primary School had 63 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 59 of these were offered places. This means 4 did not get a place. Photo: Google Maps