I am waiting for detailed oversubscription and vacancy figures at both Reception and Junior School level to be sent, and will publish these as soon as possible, probably into May. You may find the equivalent picture for 2019 allocations helpful, as it conducts a detailed survey of the issues in each of Kent's 16 Districts. It is, year on year, the largest article on the website and one of the most read.
Kent Primary Schools: allocation of Kent children to Reception Classes April 2020 | ||||||||
Offers to Kent Pupils | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||
No of
pupils
|
% |
No of
pupils
|
% |
No of
pupils
|
%
|
No of
pupils
|
%
|
|
Offered a school on the application form |
16954 | 97.4% | 16839 | 97.4% | 16843 | 97.7% | 16855 | 97.4% |
Offered a first preference |
15372 | 88.3% | 15540 | 89.4% | 15426 | 89.5% | 15429 | 89.0% |
Offered a second preference | 1192 | 6.9% | 1057 | 6.1% | 1093 | 6.3% | 1077 | 6.2% |
Offered a third preference | 390 | 2.2% | 332 | 1.9% | 324 | 1.9% | 379 | 2.2% |
Allocated by local authority | 457 | 2.6% | 447 | 2.6% | 390 | 2.3% | 444 | 2.6% |
Total number of offers | 17411 | 17286 | 17233 | 17329 |
Medway Primary Schools: allocation of Medway children to Reception Classes April 2020 | ||||||||
Offers to Medway Pupils | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||
2018 figures to follow. | No of
pupils
|
% | No of
pupils
|
% | No of
pupils
|
% |
No of
pupils
|
% |
Offered a school on the appln form |
3417 | 97.9% | 3338* | 97.8%* | 3167 | 97.6% | 3245 | 97.4% |
Offered a first preference |
>3072 | >88%* | 3035 | 89.0% | 2888 | 89.1% | 2978 | 89.4% |
Offered a second preference | 228 | 6.7% | 220 | 6.7% | 209 | 6.3% | ||
Offered a third preference | 59 | 1.7% | 48 | 1.4% | 49 | 1.5% | ||
Offered a fourth preference | 16 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.1% | ||
Allocated by Council | 74 | 2.1% | 75 | 2.2%* | 79 | 2.4% | 85 | 2.6% |
Total number of offers | 3491 | 3413 | 3246 | 3330 |
* From Press Release. Medway Council has decided to provide a figure for the proportion of children offered one of their first three preferences, rather than for all six preferences as in previous years. I will fill this table in when I have full data.
A large number of children are offered places off waiting lists, most setting off a ‘churning process’ freeing up other places. You have nothing to lose from going on the waiting list for as many schools as you wish. Sadly, chances of success at appeal are negligible in nearly all cases, as explained below.
Medway Council Advice on Returning Documentation during Coronavirus Emergency Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic parents are advised to return any forms they need to complete, to accept or refuse their child’s offer, by email rather than visiting the school to hand them in. If a family would like to appeal their child’s school place the appeal form should be emailed to the school, or to Medway (Kent County) Council, if the school is maintained by the local authority. There is a link in each child’s admissions offer email to the next steps guide which advises parents and carers where to return the forms. If a family decides to place their child on a waiting list for a school place forms should be returned to admissions@medway.gov.uk (or kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk). |
Primary School Appeals
Kent and Medway Primary School Appeals 2019 | |||||
School |
Appeals
Submitted
|
Appeals
Heard
|
Upheld |
Not
Upheld
|
Place
Offered/Withdrawn
|
Kent Reception
Infant Legislation
|
246 | 161 | 2 | 159 | 74 |
Kent Reception
other
|
6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Kent Junior (2017) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Medway Reception | 57 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
Notes(1) The Medway Reception data is made up from Appeals heard for all maintained schools by Medway Council together with those from some academies by Kent County Council
(2) The latest Junior figures I have
(3) Medway Reception Figures are from Appeals heard through Medway Council and at Academies held through KCC