Total number of applications at closing date            

2,742

2,812

2838

2776

2657

Pupils offered first preference school

2,458
(89.64%)

2,548
(90.61%)

2549 (89.82%)

2586 (93.15%)

2472 (93.04%)

Pupils offered second preference school

147
(5.36%)

127
(4.52%)

161 (5.67%)

104 (3.75%)

112 (4.2%)

Pupils offered third preference school

46
(1.68%)

34
(1.21%)

30 (1.06%)

23 (0.83%)

21 (0.8%)

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%)

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

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%)

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)