Over 90 per cent of children got first choice primary
92.5% of children received their first preference primary school in 2023, according to the recently released 'Secondary and primary school applications and offers’ data.
Meanwhile, 98.6%, received an offer to one of their preferred choices for primary school.
82.6% of pupils received their first choice of secondary school, while 95.6% of secondary school applicants received an offer from one of their preferred choices.
This follows on from National Offer Days in March and April this year, where families across the country found out which school their child had been accepted into for the following academic year.
The national primary preference rates are the highest since the primary school National Offer Day began in 2014 and have shown a 0.3 percentage point increase in applicants receiving an offer of their first choice school since last year.
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