Secondary school transfer September 2020 intake - offers at 1 March 2020
Pupils will today find out which secondary school they will attend in September, with those receiving first preference school increasing by over three per cent.
14,684 Birmingham Pupils applied to transfer to secondary school
78,937 Total number of preferences expressed (up 5,232)
14,645 (99.7%) Number of applications received on-line (up 1.4%)
Total Preferences |
No |
% |
% Difference from 2019 |
First |
10,913 |
73.48% |
+3.69 |
Second |
1,740 |
11.72% |
-2.63 |
Third |
827 |
5.57% |
-1.44% |
Fourth |
411 |
2.77% |
-1.36% |
Fifth |
267 |
1.8% |
-0.87% |
Sixth |
157 |
1.06% |
-0.69% |
Total |
14,315 |
96.4% |
|
96.4% offered one of their preferences
168 SEN applicants (cannot apply online)
536 (3.6%) Offered a school that was not one of their preferences (down from 5.8%)
1,646 Offered a school outside of Birmingham
Extra District Pupils Applying to Birmingham as of the 1 March 2020
Total Preferences |
No |
% |
% Difference from 2019 |
First |
386 |
25.8 |
+5.42 |
Second |
68 |
4.55 |
-7.56 |
Third |
46 |
3.08 |
-3.86 |
Fourth |
136 |
1.47 |
-2 |
Fifth |
42 |
0.2 |
-1.94 |
Sixth |
14 |
0.13 |
-0.58 |
Total |
527 |
35.23 |
-10.55 |
1,496 pupils who live in another local authority applied for a place at a Birmingham school (down 461)
2,715 preferences were expressed (down 1,001)
527 pupils who live in another local authority who applied for a Birmingham school were offered one of their preferences (down 10.5%)