Almost 99% of Walsall primary school kids offered preferred school for September
Parents across England are finding out this week which primary school their children will be attending in September.
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565
Walsall Council received 3,353 applications ahead of the deadline in January this year.
Of those, 3,315 children (98.9 per cent) have been offered one of their top three preferences and 3,200 of them (95.4 per cent) were offered their first choice.
A small proportion of children, 38 in total (1.1 per cent) were not offered a place at any of their preferred schools.

The council said 31 of these applicants had expressed a preference for one school only, which it advises against.
The figures remain similar to last year’s primary school offer statistics.

Councillor Pardeep Kaur, portfolio holder for education and skills at Walsall Council, is pleased with the results.
She said: “We work closely with our schools and families to stress the importance of submitting applications before the deadline, and this year have seen an uptick in on time applications due to regular reminders and community drop-in sessions hosted by our admissions team.
“A big thank you to everyone that has been involved with achieving such great outcomes for children and families in Walsall, and I wish all the children starting school this September the very best with their school journey.”
Parents can view their results by logging into Walsall Council’s School Admissions Portal on the school admissions pages of the council website.