Primary Schools: Parental Choice

House of Lords written question – answered at on 20 July 2004.

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Photo of Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Taylor of Warwick Conservative

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of families are given their first choice of primary school for their children.

Photo of Baroness Ashton of Upholland Baroness Ashton of Upholland Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare), Department for Education and Skills, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare), Department for Work and Pensions, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare) (also Department for Education and Science), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare) (also Department for Work and Pensions)

The department does not gather statistics on the percentage of families that are given their first choice primary school for their children. Individual local education authorities may have information. Collecting reliable data is difficult because many parents apply for places at more than one school and it is not clear which is their first preference. However, co-ordinated admission arrangements, which will affect primary school intakes from September 2006, will provide LEAs with more easily accessible information on how well parental preferences are met in maintained primary schools.

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