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Apr 2021
First-choice primary school for 95% of North Yorkshire families
In North Yorkshire, 95% of families have secured their first choice of primary school for their child.
Today, many families will have breathed a sigh of relief after receiving news of where their child will attend primary school in September.
A total of 94.91% of families received a place at their first-choice school and 98% got one of their top three preferences.
One Stray Ferret reader said she was "over the moon" her daughter had been offered a place at their preferred school.
Another got in touch to say their child would also be starting at their first-choice school in the next academic year, but remarked that her child had grown up so fast as they still "seem too little".
Similar high percentages were seen in March when older children received their high school places. Nine out of ten children in the county secured a place at their first-choice high school.
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Stuart Carlton, corporate director of children and young people’s services, said:
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