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Secondary Transfer September 2019 intake - offers as at 1st March 2019

Published: Friday, 1st March 2019

Pupils will today find out which secondary school they will attend in September.

Birmingham Pupils

14,907 Birmingham pupils applied to transfer to secondary school 

73,705 preferences were expressed 

14,660 (99.93%) applications were made online* 

 

Preferences for all Birmingham children and Other Local Authority children offered a Birmingham school

Total Pref Offers

No.

%

% Difference from 2018

First

10405

69.79

- 1.63

Second

2140

14.35

+0.34

Third

1046

7.01

+1.28

Fourth

616

4.13

+ 0.55

Fifth

399

2.67

+ 0.77

Sixth

261

1.75

+ 0.40

858 (5.8%) were offered a school that was not one of their preferences 

1,425 (9.6%) were offered a school outside Birmingham 

*237 SEN applicants cannot apply online  

 

Extra District Pupils Applying to Birmingham

 

1,957 pupils who live in another local authority applied for a place at a Birmingham school 

3,716 preferences were expressed

 

Total Pref Offers

No.

%

% Difference from 2018

First

399

20.38

- 6.02

Second

237

12.11

+ 5.10

Third

136

6.94

+ 4.86

Fourth

68

3.47

+ 2.44

Fifth

42

2.14

+ 2.11

Sixth

14

0.71

+ 0.51

Total

896

45.78

+ 7.68

896 (45.78%) pupils who live in another local authority who applied for a Birmingham school were offered a Birmingham school 

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