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 Crawley area primary schools are the hardest to get into.
5. Turners Hill CofE Primary School, Turners Hill
Turners Hill CofE Primary School had 26 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 20 of these were offered places. This means 6 or 23.1% did not get a place. Photo: Google
6. Langley Green Primary School, Langley Green
Langley Green Primary School had 69 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 55 of these were offered places. This means 14 or 20.3% did not get a place. Photo: Google
7. Estcots Primary School, East Grinstead
Estcots Primary School had 73 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 59 of these were offered places. This means 14 or 19.2% did not get a place. Photo: Google
8. The Oaks Primary School & Nursery, Tilgate
The Oaks Primary School & Nursery had 70 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 59 of these were offered places. This means 11 or 15.7% did not get a place. Photo: Google