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Parents across England faced a nervous wait today to find out what primary school had offered their child a place for the next academic year.
Families were expected to learn this afternoon or evening whether their three and four-year-olds had received their preferred school on what is 'National Offer Day'.
The decision will be sent by the council by either letter or email, with some parents able to use an admissions portal. Councils vary in what time they reveal the offers.
The Government said 92.5 per cent of children received an offer from their first choice last year, while 98.3 per cent got chosen by one of their top three.
The national figure for 2024 has not yet been revealed, but some councils this morning announced their individual rate of children being offering first choices - with 91 per cent in Warwickshire, 96 per cent in York and 97 per cent in Leicester.
The Government said 93% of children got an offer from their first choice in 2023 (stock image)
Ministers added that more than one million additional school places had been created between May 2010 and May 2023, with 'many more in the pipeline'.
