Sutton has achieved one of the highest preference rates in London for secondary school places. Parents in the borough last week were told which schools have made offers of places for the September intake. Despite a 5% increase in applications this year, 97% received a preference school – which is above the London average of 93.5%. […]
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Approximately 3% of applicants have not received an offer because they had not named eligible schools on their applications.
- Parents in this position are urged to read the information they have received in the post and name additional schools, seeking advice from the Council if needed.
- Admissions law does not permit a Local Education Authority (LEA) to prioritise its own residents. Schools make offers of places according to their criteria. If, for example, distance is one of those, then whoever lives closer gets the place, regardless which borough they live in.
- Parents are always advised to consider naming additional schools both inside and outside of Sutton.
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