Sutton has once again achieved one of the highest preference rates in London for primary school place allocations. Parents in the borough have been told which primary schools have made offers of places for the September intake. Despite an increase in applications this year, 96.7 % of children were allocated one of their six preferences for a school place.  This is up from 96.2% last year. The London average is 95.53%.

There were 2,667 applications this year and 84.1 % got their first preference compared to the London average of 80.97%. Of those remaining, 7.7 % achieved their second choice and 2.7 % got their third choice allocation. In September, Sutton’s children will be starting at primary schools that have been consistently ranked among the best in the country for teaching and exam results.

Research by the Department for Education (DfE) ranked our primary schools joint second in the country (87% of pupils) for attainment in level 4 reading, writing and maths combined.

Colin Stewart, Executive Head of Education and Early Intervention, said:

“We have worked hard with our primary schools so once again the majority Sutton’s children get an offer of a school place. We are confident that Sutton’s performance on helping parents secure one of their preferences compares very favourably with the position across the country.”