More than 99% of children offered place at preferred primary school

Wednesday 16 April is National Offer Day when the allocation of school places to children across the country is made. And in Shropshire more than 99% of children have been offered a place at their preferred primary school.
In Shropshire Council’s area, 2,667 children applied on time for places at primary schools, with 95.6% – 2,549 children – offered their first preference school.
All who applied on time have been offered a place, with 99.6% allocated one of their preferences,