School admission preference statistics

Primary schools

Primary schools	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
Total number of applications at closing date	2657	2725	2665	2554	2577
Pupils offered first preference school	2472 (93.04%)	2451 (90%)	2508 (94.1%)	2395 (93.8%)	2428 (94.2%)
Pupils offered second preference school	112 (4.2%)	172 (6.3%)	106 (3.9%)	108 (4.2%)	87 (3.4%)
Pupils offered third preference school	21 (0.8%)	30 (1.1%)	20 (0.75%)	12 (0.5%)	18 (0.7%)
Pupils not allocated a place at any of their preferred school(s)*	52 (1.96%)	72 (2.6%)	31 (1.2%)	39 (1.5%)	44 (1.7%)
Children given at least one of their choices	2605 (98%)	2653 (97.3%)	2634 (98.8%)	2515 (98.5%)	2533 (98.3%)
Number of suspected fraudulent applications	One fraudulent claim using false address	Two fraudulent applications using false addresses	One fraudulent application using false address	None found	None found

* Barnsley children are not left without a school offer. All children who live in Barnsley are given places at alternative schools.

Secondary schools 

Secondary schools	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
Total number of applications at closing date	2550	2642	2651	2690	2871
Pupils offered first preference school	2436 (95.7%)	2494 (94.3%)	2476 (93.4%)	2607 (96.9%)	2687 (93.6%)
Pupils offered second preference school	70 (2.7%)	98 (3.7%)	112 (4.2%)	40 (1.5%)	91  (3.2%)
Pupils offered third preference school	6 (0.2%)	13 (0.4%)	17 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	9 (0.3%)
Pupils not allocated a place at any of their preferred school(s)*	38 (1.4%)	37 (1.4%)	47 (1.8%)	36 (1.3%)	84 (2.9%)
Children given at least one of their choices	2512 (98.5%)	2605 (98.6%)	2604 (98.2%)	2654 (98.7%)	2787 (97.1%)
Number of suspected fraudulent applications	One incorrect address	None identified	One incorrect address - offer withdrawn	None identified	None identified

* Barnsley children are not left without a school offer. All children who live in Barnsley are given places at alternative schools.