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%)

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

    
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 2 fraudulent applications using false addresses One fraudulent application using false address None found None found

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%)
Please note Barnsley children are not left without a school offer.
All children who live in Barnsley are all given places at alternate schools.		    
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Number of suspected fraudulent applications 1 incorrect address None identified 1 incorrect address, offer withdrawn None identified None identified