Primary schools
Primary schools | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
Total number of applications at closing date | 2,742 | 2,812 | 2838 | 2776 | 2657 | 2725 | 2665 |
Pupils offered first preference school | 2,458 (89.64%) |
2,548 (90.61%) |
2549 (89.82%) | 2586 (93.15%) | 2472 (93.04%) | 2451 (90%) | 2508 (94.1%) |
Pupils offered second preference school | 147 (5.36%) |
127 (4.52%) |
161 (5.67%) | 104 (3.75%) | 112 (4.2%) | 172 (6.3%) | 106 (3.9%) |
Pupils offered third preference school | 46 (1.68%) | 34 (1.21%) |
30 (1.06%) | 23 (0.83%) | 21 (0.8%) | 30 (1.1%) | 20 (0.75%) |
Pupils not allocated a place at any of their preferred school(s) | 90 (3.28%) |
103 (3.66%) |
98 (3.45%) | 63 (2.27%) | 52 (1.96%) | 72 (2.6%) | 31 (1.2%) |
Please note: Barnsley children are not left without a school offer. |
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Children given at least one of their choices | 2,651 (96.68%) |
2,710 (96.33%) |
2740 (96.55%) | 2713 (97.73%) | 2605 (98.04%) | 2653 (97.3%) | 2634 (98.8%) |
Number of suspected fraudulent applications | None identified | 2 anonymous (claiming a false address had been used by the parent when completing the application) |
1 anonymous (claiming a false address had been used by the parent when completing the application) |
1 anonymous (claiming a false address had been used by the parent when completing the application) |
1 anonymous (claiming a false address had been used by the parent when completing the application) |
2 fraudulent applications using false addresses | None identified |
Secondary schools
Secondary schools | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
Total number of applications at closing date | 2,286 | 2,335 | 2,393 | 2,487 | 2,550 | 2,642 | 2,652 |
Pupils offered first preference school | 2,125 (92.96%) | 2,115 (90.59%) | 2,280 (95.28%) | 2,368 (95.22%) | 2,436 (95.7%) | 2,494 | 2,476 (93.4%) |
Pupils offered second preference school | 117 (5.11%) | 146 (6.25%) | 76 (3.17%) | 80 (3.22%) | 70 (2.7%) | 98 (3.7%) | 112 (4.2%) |
Pupils offered third preference school | 18 (0.66%) | 12 (0.51%) | 9 (0.38%) | 10 (0.40%) | 6 (0.2%) | 13 (0.4%) | 17 (0.6%) |
Pupils not allocated a place at any of their preferred school(s) | 29 (1.27%) | 62 (2.66%) | 28 (1.17%) | 29 (1.16%) | 38 (1.4%) | 37 (1.4%) | 47 (1.8%) |
Please note Barnsley children are not left without a school offer. All children who live in Barnsley are all allocated places at alternate schools. |
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Children given at least one of their choices | 2,257 (98.73%) | 2,273 (97.34%) | 2,365 (98.83%) | 2,459 (98.84%) | 2,512 (98.5%) | 2,605 (98.6%) | 2,604 (98.2%) |
Number of suspected fraudulent applications | None identified | None identified | None identified | None identified | 1 incorrect address | None identified | None identified |
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