Thousands miss out on preferred choice of school

. Credit: Press Association

Thousands of pupils in London have failed to get a place at their choice of secondary school. Today is admissions day, when parents find out which school their child has been allowed in to.

  • This year nearly 81,000 pupils applied for their secondary school place

  • Out of that, 1 in 20 didn't get into any of their first 6 choices

  • That means just over 4,000 pupils are without the offers they wanted

Has your child failed to get a place at their choice of secondary school? Happy to be interviewed? Get in touch with us at planning@itvlondon.com

Here are the figures for each London borough.

Barking & Dagenham

  • First preference offers: 76.34%

  • Second preference offers: 12.33%

  • Third preference offers: 4.87%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.19%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.00%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.24%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 3.03%

Barnet

  • First preference offers: 71.66%

  • Second preference offers: 13.26%

  • Third preference offers: 5.41%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.04%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.01%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.60%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 6.02%

Bexley

  • First preference offers: 80.44%

  • Second preference offers: 12.87%

  • Third preference offers: 3.13%

  • Fourth preference offers: 1.31%

  • Fifth preference offers: 0.58%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.39%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 1.28%

Brent

  • First preference offers: 64.88%

  • Second preference offers: 14.79%

  • Third preference offers: 7.52%

  • Fourth preference offers: 3.54%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.25%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.75%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 7.27%

Bromley

  • First preference offers: 73.73%

  • Second preference offers: 13.30%

  • Third preference offers: 5.19%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.05%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.27%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.48%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 3.98%

Camden

  • First preference offers: 62.22%

  • Second preference offers: 19.18%

  • Third preference offers: 7.76%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.82%

  • Fifth preference offers: 0.77%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.51%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 6.74%

City of London

  • First preference offers: 62.50%

  • Second preference offers: 25.00%

  • Third preference offers: 0.00%

  • Fourth preference offers: 0.00%

  • Fifth preference offers: 6.25%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.00%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 6.25%

Croydon

  • First preference offers: 67.80%

  • Second preference offers: 15.81%

  • Third preference offers: 7.54%

  • Fourth preference offers: 3.02%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.46%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.53%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 3.84%

Ealing

  • First preference offers: 65.33%

  • Second preference offers: 16.27%

  • Third preference offers: 6.47%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.73%

  • Firth preference offers: 1.45%

  • Sixth preference offers: 1.08%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 6.67%

Enfield

  • First preference offers: 74.82%

  • Second preference offers: 13.47%

  • Third preference offers: 5.10%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.36%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.14%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.52%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 2.59%

Greenwich

  • First preference offers: 71.34%

  • Second preference offers: 13.55%

  • Third preference offers: 5.15%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.70%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.07%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.44%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 5.75%

Hackney

  • First preference offers: 67.75%

  • Second preference offers: 15.47%

  • Third preference offers: 7.99%

  • Fourth preference offers: 3.18%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.05%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.38%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 4.18%

Hammersmith and Fulham

  • First preference offers: 58.45%

  • Second preference offers: 16.57%

  • Third preference offers: 7.73%

  • Fourth preference offers: 4.33%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.95%

  • Sixth preference offers: 1.02%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 9.86%

Haringey

  • First preference offers: 69.88%

  • Second preference offers: 13.63%

  • Third preference offers: 6.39%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.41%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.21%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.60%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 5.88%

Harrow

  • First preference offers: 68.47%

  • Second preference offers: 14.61%

  • Third preference offers: 6.22%

  • Fourth preference offers: 3.19%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.45%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.77%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 5.29%

Havering

  • First preference offers: 80.04%

  • Second preference offers: 11.31%

  • Third preference offers: 3.77%

  • Fourth preference offers: 1.14%

  • Fifth preference offers: 0.65%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.08%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 3.01%

Hillingdon

  • First preference offers: 75.90%

  • Second preference offers: 11.68%

  • Third preference offers: 4.98%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.29%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.29%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.66%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 3.2%

Hounslow

  • First preference offers: 72.49%

  • Second preference offers: 13.41%

  • Third preference offers: 5.94%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.29%

  • Fifth preference offer: 1.49%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.44%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 3.94%

Islington

  • First preference offers: 73.80%

  • Second preference offers: 14.15%

  • Third preference offers: 5.24%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.23%

  • Fifth preference offers: 0.52%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.79%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 3.27%

Kensington and Chelsea

  • First preference offers: 66.72%

  • Second preference offers: 14.79%

  • Third preference offers: 6.78%

  • Fourth preference offers: 1.54%

  • Fifth preference offers: 0.92%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.15%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 9.1%

Kingston upon Thames

  • First preference offers: 67.25%

  • Second preference offers: 15.71%

  • Third preference offers: 6.55%

  • Fourth preference offers: 3.61%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.54%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.87%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 4.47%

Lambeth

  • First preference offers: 64.08%

  • Second preference offers: 17.39%

  • Third preference offers: 7.83%

  • Fourth preference offers: 4.17%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.38%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.31%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 4.84%

Lewisham

  • First preference offers: 64.24%

  • Second preference offers: 15.52%

  • Third preference offers: 8.28%

  • Fourth preference offers: 4.12%

  • Fifth preference offers: 1.64%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.77%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 5.43%

Merton

  • First preference offers: 64.63%

  • Second preference offers: 16.68%

  • Third preference offers: 8.20%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.84%

  • Fifth preference offers: 2.41%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.77%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 4.47%

Newham

  • First preference offers: 77.10%

  • Second preference offers: 14.98%

  • Third preference offers: 5.15%

  • Fourth preference offers: 2.14%

  • Fifth preference offers: 0.92%

  • Sixth preference offers: 0.33%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 0%

Redbridge

  • First preference offers: 67.28%

  • Second place offers: 13.94%

  • Third place offers: 6.06%

  • Fourth place offers: 3.83%

  • Fifth place offers: 1.96%

  • Sixth place offers: 1.42%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 5.51%

Richmond upon Thames

  • First preference offers: 71.58%

  • Second place offers: 13.14%

  • Third place offers: 4.44%

  • Fourth place offers: 2.37%

  • Fifth place offers: 1.12%

  • Sixth place offers: 0.36%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 6.99%

Southwark

  • First preference offers: 61.35%

  • Second place offers: 18.23%

  • Third place offers: 8.90%

  • Fourth place offers: 4.20%

  • Fifth place offers: 1.00%

  • Sixth place offers: 0.66%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 5.66%

Sutton

  • First place offers: 74.91%

  • Second place offers: 13.19%

  • Third place offers: 4.31%

  • Fourth place offers: 2.22%

  • Fifth place offers: 1.20%

  • Sixth place offers: 0.65%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 3.52%

Tower Hamlets

  • First place offers: 77.57%

  • Second place offers: 13.68%

  • Third place offers: 5.97%

  • Fourth place offers: 2.06%

  • Fifth place offers: 0.51%

  • Sixth place offers: 0.22%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 0%

Waltham Forest

  • First place offers: 72.17%

  • Second place offers: 9.52%

  • Third place offers: 3.00%

  • Fourth place offers: 1.23%

  • Fifth place offers: 0.78%

  • Sixth place offers: 0.39%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 12.91%

Wandsworth

  • First place offers: 58.85%

  • Second place offers: 18.21%

  • Third place offers: 9.92%

  • Fourth place offers: 4.43%

  • Fifth place offers: 2.29%

  • Sixth place offers: 0.46%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 5.85%

Westminster

  • First place offers: 58.42%

  • Second place offers: 15.56%

  • Third place offers: 9.69%

  • Fourth place offers: 5.70%

  • Fifth place offers: 2.47%

  • Sixth place offers: 0.60%

  • Pupils without offers they wanted: 7.57%

Source: London Councils