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.
![Hollycombe Primary School had 23 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 15 of these were offered places. This means 8 or 34.8% did not get a place.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ2YmYzM2VhLTdmMTQtNDFlMS05ZmNhLTRiZmQzN2MzNTBmYTpjM2NjYzk2MS1iOGE5LTRhYTAtYWMxYS04OWEyYWM2MDI2YTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Hollycombe Primary School, Liphook
Hollycombe Primary School had 23 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 15 of these were offered places. This means 8 or 34.8% did not get a place. Photo: Malcolm Wells
![Wisborough Green Primary School had 43 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 14 or 32.6% did not get a place.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA0MTkwZDkxLTM1MjAtNDM4Mi04M2E4LTdkMGZiZTYzODA4MTphZTc5MDhkZS05ZWU5LTQ5NGEtOWYxYS1hOWExN2UwODlmZjI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Wisborough Green Primary School, Wisborough Green
Wisborough Green Primary School had 43 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 14 or 32.6% did not get a place. Photo: Derek Martin Photography and Art
![Rusper Primary School had 20 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 14 of these were offered places. This means 6 or 30% did not get a place.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhiYWE1ZGNjLTEzMDgtNDY5Zi1iNDdlLTM0OTEwNGI1NmUwMDpkODcxNmNjMy0wNmU5LTRhOWItYmJiOS1lYjBiZmNhMzhlMjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Rusper Primary School, Rusper
Rusper Primary School had 20 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 14 of these were offered places. This means 6 or 30% did not get a place. Photo: Google
![Camelsdale Primary School had 42 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 12 or 28.6% did not get a place.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVmYTI0Y2ExLWUxMDMtNGNhYi05YWY3LTgzYzRhNTVmZGQ0NDowMWE4ZThiYy02OWZkLTQ4NzItODJiYS01ODMzYjY0ZGFmZTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Camelsdale Primary School, Haslemere
Camelsdale Primary School had 42 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 12 or 28.6% did not get a place. Photo: Google