Thousands of children missed out on a place at their preferred secondary school in Bristol this year, official figures reveal.
Across England, 8% of primary school applicants and 17% of secondary school applicants did not get a place at their first choice school, affecting nearly 150,000 children in total.
One secondary school in Bristol proved to be one of the country’s hardest to secure a place at with just 38% of applicants to select it as their first choice being accepted.
In the South West, 10.7% of applicants did not get into their first choice secondary school. This meant 5,969 secondary aged children did not get a place at their first choice school.
How competitive is it to get into your local secondary school? Here we reveal which Bristol secondary schools are the hardest to get into.
5. Bradley Stoke Community School, Bradley Stoke
Bradley Stoke Community School had 224 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 144 of these were offered places. This means 80 applicants, 35.7%, did not get a place. | Google
6. Bristol Metropolitan Academy, Fishponds
Bristol Metropolitan Academy had 271 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 181 of these were offered places. This means 90 applicants, 33.2%, did not get a place. | Google
7. St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, Redcliffe
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School had 273 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 190 of these were offered places. This means 83 applicants, 30.4%, did not get a place. | Google
8. Bristol Brunel Academy, Speedwell
Bristol Brunel Academy had 340 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 249 of these were offered places. This means 91 applicants, 26.8%, did not get a place. | Google