Across England, 8% of primary school applicants and 17% of secondary school applicants did not get a place at their first choice school, affecting nearly 150,000 children in total.
In the South East, 8.8% of applicants did not get into their first choice primary school and 16.7% did not secure a place at their preferred secondary school. This meant 8,312 primary and 16,978 secondary aged children did not get a place at their first choice school.
Inner London was found to have the hardest schools to get into in the country. One in every eight children (13%) did not get into their first choice primary school. This rose to one in three (33%) for secondary school places.
How competitive is it to get into your local primary school? Here we reveal which primary schools in the Horsham area are the hardest to get into.
Inner London was found to have the hardest schools to get into in the country. One in every eight children (13%) did not get into their first choice primary school. This rose to one in three (33%) for secondary school places.
![Ashington CofE Primary School had 34 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 5 or 14.7% did not get a place.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVkMTUwNDM3LTMzMTAtNDU2OS05MWRkLTA0ZTg2OTc5MzJiOTpiNjdiM2Q1OS1jYWRhLTQwZGMtYjA2Ni0wZDA1ZGMwODA0Mjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Ashington CofE Primary School, Ashington
Ashington CofE Primary School had 34 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 5 or 14.7% did not get a place.Photo: Google
![Leechpool Primary School had 66 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 57 of these were offered places. This means 9 or 13.6% did not get a place.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE3NjA4ZDZlLWYwMDktNDE2YS1hMzkyLWJkMWZkYjkxNWM3YjpmZGFiYjZiMy0xN2NlLTQyYWQtYmEwMy1jYjA1MzIzOWE5MWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. Leechpool Primary School, Horsham
Leechpool Primary School had 66 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 57 of these were offered places. This means 9 or 13.6% did not get a place.Photo: Google
![Kingslea Primary School had 66 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 57 of these were offered places. This means 9 or 13.6% did not get a place.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM1NmI2ZWU1LWMxYzUtNGI0MS04NDgxLTg4MmQzZGZjNDdkNDpkYWViYWVjZS03YTFmLTQxNTgtYTg1Yi03M2JhMzM5NDVkZDc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. Kingslea Primary School, Horsham
Kingslea Primary School had 66 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 57 of these were offered places. This means 9 or 13.6% did not get a place.Photo: Steve Cobb
![All Saint CofE Primary School had 34 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 4 or 11.8% did not get a place.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE5NzZiZjBhLWZlMTctNDg1Ny1iNjM4LTYzOTJjNjYyNDIyNTowZGZhZmEzMy01ODUxLTRlOWMtOTkyNy01MzVkZmFlYzhiOTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. All Saint CofE Primary School, Horsham
All Saint CofE Primary School had 34 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 4 or 11.8% did not get a place.Photo: Google