Secondary school admissions 2017/18

Nearly all East Riding parents of children moving to secondary school this year have got places for them at their preferred school.

Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary places in September are being sent out today, Wednesday 1 March.  All local authorities in England have to send the letters out on the same date.

In the East Riding, of 3,159 applications received, 3,035 (96.1%) have been allocated places at their first choice school and 3,120 (98.8%) have places at one of their three choices of school.

As in previous years, most (77%) of children living in the East Riding will be going to their catchment area school.

369 children living in other local authority areas have been allocated places at schools in the East Riding, with the largest number (246) coming from Hull.

 241 East Riding-resident children have been allocated places at schools in other local authority areas, including 101 who have been given places at schools in Hull. 

Five secondary schools in the East Riding – Beverley Grammar School, Beverley High School, South Hunsley School, The Snaith School and Wolfreton School – have filled all the places they have available.

The total numbers on roll at secondary schools in the East Riding have been falling since 2011.  With smaller year groups still feeding through from the primary schools, the numbers at secondary schools are expected to continue to reduce over the next few years.  From 2018 onwards, the larger year groups which have started at primary schools in recent years will begin to feed into the secondary schools.

Councillor Julie Abraham, East Riding of Yorkshire Council portfolio holder for children, young people and education, said: “It is again pleasing to see such a high proportion of parents getting places for their children at the schools they really want.  The high proportion of children going to their local, catchment area schools shows how important schools' relationships with their local communities are.”  

Mike Furbank, the council’s head of children and young people, education and schools, said: “Overwhelmingly, schools in the East Riding give parents what they want for their children, a good standard of education available locally.  The hard work done by schools to achieve and maintain good standards is obviously valued and appreciated by parents.”