All data on this page is provided by Kent County or Medway Council, often under the Freedom of Information Act
Admission September 2020 Statistics
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 |
You will find more detail on initial applications for Kent and Medway here.
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Offered/Withdrawn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 |
Admission September 2018 Statistics
Kent Primary Schools: allocation of Kent children to Reception Classes April 2018 | ||||||||
Offers to Kent Pupils | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||
No of
pupils
|
%
|
No of
pupils
|
%
|
No of
pupils
|
%
|
No of
pupils
|
%
|
|
Offered a school on the application form |
16843 | 97.7% | 16855 | 97.4% |
17400 |
96.6% |
16691 |
95.8% |
Offered a first preference |
15426 | 89.5% | 15429 | 89.0% |
15705 |
87.2% | 14943 |
85.8% |
Offered a second preference | 1093 | 6.3% | 1077 | 6.2% | 1229 | 6.8% | 1272 | 7.3% |
Offered a third preference | 324 | 1.9% | 379 | 2.2% | 466 | 2.58% | 476 | 2.7% |
Allocated by local authority | 390 | 2.3% | 444 | 2.6% | 606 | 3.4% | 724 | 4.2% |
Total number of offers | 17233 | 17329 | 18006 |
17415 |
Medway Primary Schools: allocation of Medway children to Reception Classes April 2018 | ||||||||
Offers to Medway Pupils | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||
2018 figures to follow. | No of
pupils
|
% |
No of
pupils
|
% |
No of
pupils
|
% |
No of
pupils
|
% |
Offered a school on the appln form |
3167 | 97.6% | 3245 | 97.4% | 3360 | 96.2% |
3396 |
96.4% |
Offered a first preference |
2888 | 89.1% | 2978 | 89.4% | 3039 | 87.1% |
3067 |
87.1% |
Offered a second preference | 220 | 6.7% | 209 | 6.3% | 220 | 6.3% | 256 | 7.3% |
Offered a third preference | 48 | 1.4% | 49 | 1.5% | 61 | 1.8% | 55 | 1.5% |
Offered a fourth preference | 10 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.1% | 27 | 0.8% | 20 | 0.6% |
Allocated by Council | 79 | 2.4% | 85 | 2.6% | 134 | 4.0% | 126 | 3.6% |
Total number of offers | 3246* | 3330 | 3490 | 3522 |
*In addition 102 Medway children were offered places at non-Medway schools
You will find more detail on initial applications for Kent and Medway here.
Kent and Medway Primary School Appeals 2017 | ||||||
School |
Appeals
Submitted
|
Appeals
Heard
|
Upheld |
Not
Upheld
|
Place
Offered
|
Withdrawn |
Kent Reception
Infant Legislation
|
272 | 196 | 1 | 195 | 23 | 53 |
Kent Reception
other
|
38 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
Kent Junior | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Medway Reception | 60 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 21 |
Medway Junior | 106 |
1 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Admission September 2016 Statistics
Kent Primary Schools: allocation of Kent children to Reception Classes April 2016 | ||||||||
Offers to Kent Pupils | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||
No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | |
Offered a school on the application form |
17400 |
96.6% |
16691 |
95.8% |
16301 |
95.3% |
15,838 | 96.0% |
Offered a first preference |
15705 |
87.2% | 14943 |
85.8% |
14516 |
84.9% |
14,264 | 86.5% |
Offered a second preference | 1229 | 6.8% | 1272 | 7.3% | 1239 | 7.3% | 1,127 | 6.8% |
Offered a third preference | 466 | 2.58% | 476 | 2.7% | 546 | 3.2% | 447 | 2.7% |
Allocated by local authority | 606 | 3.4% | 724 | 4.2% | 796 | 4.7% | 661 | 4.0% |
Total number of offers | 18006 | 17415 | 17097 | 16,499 |
Medway Primary Schools: allocation of Medway children and 121 from ooc to Reception classes April 2016 | ||||||||
Offers made by Medway Primary schools | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||
No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | |
Offered a school named on the appln form |
3360 | 96.2% |
3396 |
96.4% |
3171 | 95.5% | 3058 | 96.0% |
Offered a first preference |
3039 | 87.1% |
3067 |
87.1% |
2847 | 85.7% | 2803 | 88.0% |
Offered a second preference | 220 | 6.3% | 256 | 7.3% | 231 | 7.0% | 189 | 5.9% |
Offered a third preference | 61 | 1.8% | 55 | 1.5% | 78 | 2.4% | 48 | 1.5% |
Offered a fourth preference* | 27 | 0.8% | 20 | 0.6% | 15 | 0.5% | 18 | 0.6% |
Medway children allocated by Council | 134 | 4.0% | 126 | 3.6% | 151 | 4.6% | 129 | 4.1% |
Total number of offers | 3490 | 3522 | 3322 | 3187 |
Kent and Medway Primary School Appeals 2016 | ||||||
School |
Appeals
Submitted
|
Appeals
Heard
|
Upheld |
Not
Upheld
|
Place
Offered
|
Withdrawn |
Kent Reception
Infant Legislation
|
426 | 292 | 2 | 290 | 103 | 31 |
Kent Reception
other
|
25 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Kent Junior | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Medway Reception | 106 | 63 | 1 | 62 | 20 | 23 |
Medway Junior | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
This table is for appeal Panels organised by KCC. A small number of primary appeals are managed by other organisations. Commentary here. You will find further information here.
Admission September 2015 Statistics
You will find more detail on initial applications for Kent and Medway here.
Kent Primary Schools: allocation to Reception classes April 2015 | ||||||||
Offers to Kent Pupils | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||
No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | |
Offered a school on the application form |
16691 |
95.84% |
16301 |
95.34% |
15,838 | 95.99% | 15,476 | 94.98% |
Offered a first preference |
14943 |
85.81% |
14516 |
84.90% |
14,264 | 86.45% | 13,879 | 85.18% |
Offered a second preference | 1272 | 7.30% | 1239 | 7.25% | 1,127 | 6.83% | 1,145 | 7.03% |
Offered a third preference | 476 | 2.73% | 546 | 3.19% | 447 | 2.71% | 452 | 2.77% |
Allocated by local authority | 724 | 4.16% | 796 | 4.65% | 661 | 4.01% | 818 | 5.02% |
Total number of offers | 17415 | 17097 | 16,499 | 16,249 |
Further Information on Oversubscription and Vacancies for Kent here.
Medway Primary Schools: allocation to Reception classes April 2015 | ||||||||
Offers made by Medway Primary schools | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||
No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | |
Offered a school named on the application form |
3396 |
96.43% |
3171 | 95.45% | 3058 | 95.95% | 2949 | 97.00% |
Offered a first preference |
3067 |
87.08% |
2847 | 85.7% | 2803 | 88.00% | 2707 | 89.05% |
Offered a second preference | 256 | 7.27% | 231 | 6.95% | 189 | 5.93% | 176 | 5.79% |
Offered a third preference | 55 | 1.5% | 78 | 2.35% | 48 | 1.51% | 55 | 1.81% |
Offered a fourth preference* | 20 | 0.58% | 15 | 0.45% | 18 | 0.56% | 11 | 0.36% |
Allocated by local authority | 126 | 151 | 4.55% | 129 | 4.05% | 91 | 2.99% | |
Total number of offers | 3522 | 3322 | 3187 | 3040 |
*Note: this entry is given as third preference on the Medway statement, with no fourth preference provided, but given the size of the figures, I suspect my interpretation is correct.
Further Information on Oversubscription and Vacancies for Medway here.
Kent and Medway School Primary Appeals Heard Outcomes 2015 | ||||
2015 | 2014 | |||
Appeals Held | Number | % Upheld | Number | % Upheld |
Kent Primary
Infant Class Legislation
|
292 | 0.7% | 340 | 1.5% |
Kent Primary other | 36 | 61% | 30 | 63% |
Medway Primary ICL | 63 | 1.6% | 65 | 0% |
Medway Primary Other | 6 | 50% |
Further details here.
Kent Primary School Appeal Outcomes 2014 | ||||||
Appeals
Registered
|
Upheld | Turned down |
%
upheld
|
place offered
before appeal
|
withdrawn | |
Primary Schools:
Infant Class Legislation
|
537 | 5 | 355 | 1.4% | 30 | 147 |
Other Primary schools | 43 | 19 | 11 | 63% | 8 | 5 |
Primary Total | 580 | 24 | 366 | 6% | 38 | 152 |
This table is for appeal Panels organised by KCC. A small number of primary appeals are managed by other organisations. Commentary here. You will find further information here.
I did not collect the 2015 figures for Medway Appeals, but you will find the 2013 data here.
Kent Reception Year Admissions 2013
I have provided commentary to these statistics here.
Offers to Kent Reception Year Pupils | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||
No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | |
Offered a school named on the application form |
15,838 | 95.99% | 15,476 | 94.98% | 15,151 | 95.18% |
Offered a first preference |
14,264 | 86.45% | 13,879 | 85.18% | 13,682 | 85.95% |
Offered a second preference | 1,127 | 6.83% | 1,145 | 7.03% | 1,062 | 6.67% |
Offered a third preference | 447 | 2.71% | 452 | 2.77% | 407 | 2.56% |
Allocated by local authority | 661 | 4.01% | 818 | 5.02% | 768 | 4.82% |
Total number of offers | 16,499 | 16,249 | 15919 |
IKent and Medway Primary School Appeals 2013.
Kent Primary School Appeal Outcomes 2013 | |||||
Number of
Appeals
|
Upheld | Rejected |
Appeal
Withdrawn
|
Place offered
before Appeal
|
|
Appeals where Infant
Class Legislation Applies
|
546 | 18 | 364 | 132 | 30 |
No ICL | 86 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 4 |
Junior Schools | 33 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
Medway Primary School Appeal Outcomes 2013 | |||||
Number of
Appeals
|
Upheld | Rejected |
Appeal
Withdrawn
|
Place offered
before Appeal
|
|
Reception Class Appeals | 157 | 6 | 98 | 28 | 25 |
Junior Schools | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
I now have details of KCC primary admission data for 2011 entry as below
Pupils | 2011 | 2010 | ||
No of pupils | % | No of pupils | % | |
Offered a named school | 15,299 | 94.2% | 14,298 | 95.8% |
Offered first preference | 13,801 | 84.9% | 13,118 | 88% |
Offered second preference | 1,080 | 6.7% | 842 | 5.6% |
Offered third preference | 414 | 2.6% | 329 | 2.2% |
ooc offered fourth pref | 4 | 0.02% | N/A | N/A |
Allocated by KCC | 768 | 4.7% | 564 | 3.8% |
ooc not offered a place | 182 | 1.1% | 67 | 0.4% |
Total of applications | 16,249 | 14,920 |
Early thoughts: These are very disappointing results given that KCC itself warned of pressures on Kent Primary places in 2011. In fact the percentage of children not offered one of their choices and hence have been allocated places by KCC has increased steadily from 1.6% in 2006 to the 4.7% of this year, a 25% increase in the past year. This is not because parents are chasing the very popular schools, but overwhelmingly because parents want a reasonable school in their own area. The increase in numbers of 1,329 (which conceals an increase of well over 100 out of county applicants not offered places) was entirely predictable two years ago, yet KCC has had to put in 345 temporary (emergency) places since January. Where is the planning? Biggest problem is likely to be once again in Gravesham and other parts of West and North West Kent, as I warned last summer in Kent on Sunday and Gravesend Reporter. See below for further information on primary admissions.
For Medway the infant class position is much more positive given the continued fall in numbers. However, their statistics differ slightly from the Kent method of analysis. Also the 2010 system of admission was not coordinated with other Local Authorities and so is not directly comparable.
Pupils | 2011 | 2010 | ||
No of Medway pupils |
% | No of pupils | % | |
Offered a named Medway school | 2842 | 97.4 | 2873 | 96.0 |
Offered first preference | 2678 | 91.8 | 2775 | 92.7 |
Offered second preference | 127 | 4.3 | 98 | 3.3 |
Offered third preference | 31 | 1.1 | ||
ooc offered fourth pref | 6 | 0.2 | ||
Allocated by Medway | 75 | 2.5 | 107 |
3.6 |
Total of applications | 2917 | 2980 |
44 out of Medway children (nearly all Kent) were offered places in Medway Primary Schools and 63 Medway children were offered places outside Medway (nearly all Kent).
2010 Statistics
Infant class allocations for entry in September 2010 or January 2011 were made in March. The pattern countywide is almost identical to 2009, with 96% of all children being offered a school on there form and 88% being offered their first choice. although of course there may be regional variations.
Pupils |
2010 |
2009 |
||
|
No. of pupils |
% |
No. of pupils |
% |
Offered a school named on the application form |
14,289 |
96% |
14,105 |
96% |
Offered a first preference |
13,118 |
88% |
12,998 |
88% |
Offered a second preference |
842 |
6% |
810 |
6% |
Offered a third preference |
329 |
2% |
297 |
2% |
Allocated by Local Authority |
564 |
3.8% |
527 |
3.6% |
Out of County pupils not offered a place |
67 |
0.4% |
98 |
0.6% |
Total number of applications |
14,920 |
14,730 |
Kent Primary School Appeals for entry in September 2010 or January 2011
Number | Successful | Not Successful | |
Reception Class Appeals | 541 | 69 | 472 |
Infant Class Legislation | 463 | 22 | 441 |
Other Infant Appeals (Yrs 1& 2) |
46 |
13 | 33 |
Infant Class Legislation (Years 1&2) |
28 |
3 | 25 |
Junior Class Appeals | 71 | 40 | 31 |
Some Reception class appeals are not subject to Infant Class Appeals where the Planned Admission Number does not easily allow classes of 30 to be formed. 15, 20, 45 PANs are all used for split age classes to be put together, comprising 30 children.