Over 97% of Sheffield students will be heading to one of their top three chosen secondary schools in September with over 90% being allocated their first choice – after places were allocated by the city council today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Families across Sheffield received the news this morning of which secondary school their child will attend in the next academic year in September 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cllr Dawn Dale, Chair of the Education, Children and Families Committee, said: \u201cIt is fantastic to see the majority of children in Sheffield have been allocated their first preference school on national allocation day. I hope they are happy with their news and are looking forward to heading on to their new secondary school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parents of pupils who were refused entry to any of their preferred schools have the opportunity to appeal the decision to an independent appeal panel between May and July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, this will be a very unlikely scenario for most families in Sheffield as overall 97.84% were allocated one of their three preferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Sheffield 90.43% of first preferences were met with 5.83% of second preferences and 1.58% of third choices. Just 2.16% of families had none of their preferences met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A waiting list is held by the local authority for children who were refused admission to a school that they ranked higher than the one that they were allocated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parents have been reminded that there is no guarantee that their child will come off the waiting list and be accepted into a more preferred school, but there is always movement between March and September.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The waiting list comes into operation on 1 March and is maintained until 31 December 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cllr Dale added: \u201cWe know how important this allocation process is to families and, despite most pupils getting their first preference, inevitably there will be others who may be disappointed today. I wish to reassure families that national allocation day is just the start of this process and we will be working with families as much as we can to find them a place which is suitable for them and their children.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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