Nottinghamshire County Council made 9,626 offers to children in the county on National Offer Day on March 1 – almost 400 more than last year.
A total of 30 secondary schools across Nottinghamshire were oversubscribed for the academic year starting this September.
According to the council, 96.7 per cent of children were accepted into one of their four preferred schools, with 89 per cent (8,566 children) being admitted into their first choice.
Councillor Tracey Taylor, chairman of the county council’s Children and Young People’s Committee, said: “We are delighted that so many parents have secured places for their children at one of their preferred schools.
“Schools have gone above and beyond to accommodate the demand for extra places, and we cannot thank them enough.
“We have worked collaboratively with the schools to make this happen and I’m proud of everyone involved for making sure children across Nottinghamshire are not without a school place in September.
“We are proud that we were still able to offer more than 96% of families one of their preferences even with the growing pupil numbers, and where that has not been possible, we have done everything we can to find an acceptable place for that child.
“We are, of course, determined to keep improving and this includes continuing to work to increase school place provision where needed as well as to stress to parents how vital it is to use all four of their preferences on their application rather than only making one.”
The new figures show which secondary schools in Worksop and surrounding Bassetlaw secondary schools are the hardest to get into, as well as secondary schools without a waiting list.
The small number of parents who have not been offered a place at their preferred school have the right of appeal to an independent panel.
Information on how to appeal is available online by visiting https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/education/school-admissions/appeal-a-school-admission-decision
1. Staff at Outwood Academy Portland and Outwood Academy Valley are asking families to donate uniform as part of a recycling campaign alongside uniform supplier, Trutex.
These are the most oversubcribed secondary schools in Worksop and surrounding areas for 2022/2023. Pictured are pupils at Outwood Academy Portland, one of the schools where it is hardest to get your child into. Photo: Submit
2. Outwood Academy Portland, Worksop
Number of places: 300 Oversubscribed by: 72 Photo: Rachel Atkins
3. Outwood Academy Valley, Worksop
Number of places: 300 Oversubscribed by: 61 Photo: Chris Etchells
4. The Elizabethan Academy, Retford
Number of places: 230 Oversubscribed by: 47 Photo: Google