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In Telford and Wrekin, we received 2001 on time applications and 93 per cent of these children gained a place at their first preference school.

A further 3.5 per cent gained a place at their second preference school, with another 1.4 per cent gaining a place at their third preference school.  

This means that over 98 per cent of children gained a place at one of their top 3 preference schools.

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a school place with very few not gaining a place at one of their preferred schools.

Councillor Shirley Reynolds (Lab), Telford & Wrekin Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families said: “We are very pleased to offer, once again this year, places at preferred primary schools to the vast majority of families in our borough who applied for them.

“We want every child in Telford and Wrekin to have the best start in life, giving them access to high quality education right on their doorstep is essential for this.  

“Significant investment has been made to improve facilities within our schools as well as increasing the number of places available and we will continue to do so in the areas where it is needed.”

All applications are made online, and applicants will receive an email by 6pm today (19 April 2022) with the outcome of which school has been offered. 

Any children who have not been offered a place at their first preference school can be added to the waiting list for other schools by parents or carers by sending an email to admissions@telford.gov.uk. 

Further information is available online at www.telford.gov.uk/admissions.

                                                               2021                   2022

Total Number of Applications                 1952                   2001

1st Preferences Met                              1852                   1863

2nd Preferences Met                                63                       70

3rd Preferences Met                                  12                      27

4th Preferences Met                                     1                       5

Any Preferences Met                                 1928                1965

Alternative Offers                                           24                    36

No Offers                                                          0                    0

                                                                    2021                 2022

1st Preferences Met                                       94.8%           93.1%

2nd Preferences Met                                        3.2%            3.5%

3rd Preferences Met                                            0.6%        1.4%

4th Preference Met                                             0.05%       0.2%

Any Preferences Met                                           98.7%     98.2%

Alternative Offers                                                   1.2%       1.8%

No Offers                                                                    0%         0%