The day parents and year 6 students have been waiting all year for has arrived, when they find out whether they got into the secondary school of their choice.
Today (March 1st) is National Offer Day, with thousands of 11- and 12-year-olds all over England and Wales finding out what school they will going to in September.
The Department for Education announced that nine out of ten pupils were offered one of their top three schools in 2022, and 80 per cent were given their first choice.
However, this is not likely to be as high for students applying for private or grammar schools, as the results of their 11+ exams after receiving help from English or maths tutors in Wolverhampton will be taken into account.
When it comes to comprehensive schools admissions, the criteria is based on how far they live from the school, if they have a sibling there already, if they are of a particular religion for faith schools, if they went to a feeder primary school, if they are eligible for the pupil premium, and if they have a parent who has worked at the school for two years or more. Children who are, or have been, in care are also given a priority.
Youngsters who have passed their 11+ exam might still not have received their first choice for a grammar or private school if they have not fully met the school’s admissions criteria.
If you think you have met the requirements, however, or believe the proper admissions process was not followed, you can appeal the decision.
In the 2021-22 academic year, 21.1 per cent of the 28,687 appeals were successful.