Summary of September 2025 admissions to oversubscribed secondary schools

Please note: this information was correct as at 28 February 2025. Changes may have taken place between the date this information was compiled and the date you are viewing it.

Overall first preference figures

• 100% of first preferences made for admission to high school at year 9 were successful (excluding JCB Academy)

• Almost 92% of first preferences made for admission to secondary school at year 7 were successful.

The percentage of first preference applications agreed within each area is as follows:

School admission figures

Key to headings

First preferences: The total number of first preference applications for admission to the school.

Published admission number: The published number used to determine the maximum number of places available for admission.

Number allocated: Total number of children due to be admitted to the school in September 2025.

Number refused: The total number of unsuccessful applicants.

* The schools indicated above with no refusals, either admitted up to their published admission number (PAN) or exceeded it to offer places to all those who applied.  Therefore, they are at PAN or oversubscribed with no refusals.

School admission criteria

Key to headings

Children in care: Includes those children currently in public care and formerly in public care as defined within school admissions regulations (formerly in public care relates to children who have achieved permanency through adoption, special guardianships or care orders.

EHCP: Children with an education health care plan allocated places.

Furthest distance: Indicates the distance of the last child admitted under the distance criteria where applicable.