More pupils offered one of their preferred Cambridgeshire secondary schools

The proportion of pupils offered a place at one of their preferred Cambridgeshire secondary schools has risen.

A total of 90 per cent of pupils received a place at their first choice school for 2022/23, similar to the 90.9 per cent last year.

But there has been a slight rise in the number of pupils allocated a spot at either their first, second or third preference school, with 97.2 per cent this year compared to 97 per cent last year.

Overall, 6,983 offers were made which was up from 6,819. There were more online applications and fewer paper applications in 2022.

Students will hear today (Tuesday, March 1) which secondary school they have been offered a place at for September 2022.

Cllr Bryony Goodliffe, chair of Cambridgeshire County Council’s children and young people’s committee, said: “Our admissions and school place planning teams work tirelessly to make sure pupils get to go to their first choice secondary school, and once again they have done an excellent job.

“It’s encouraging to see that the vast majority will attend one of their top three options which will ensure the transition from primary to secondary school will be as seamless as possible.”