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.
Across Yorkshire and the Humber, 6.2% of applicants did not get into their first choice primary school and 11.5% did not secure a place at their preferred secondary school. This meant 3,550 primary and 7,198 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/secondary school? Here we reveal which primary schools in Leedsare the hardest to get into.
1. Roundhay School on Wetherby Road.
Roundhay School had 137 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 60 of these were offered places. This means 77, or 56.2%, did not get a place. Photo: Tony Johnson
2. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School in Beeston
St Anthony's Catholic School in Beeston had 57 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 28, or 49.1%, did not get a place. Photo: Tony Johnson
3. Austhorpe Primary School
Austhorpe Primary School had 54 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 25, or 46.3%, did not get a place. Photo: James Hardisty
4. St Chad's Church of England Primary School
St Chad's Church of England Primary School had 54 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 25, or 46.3%, did not get a place. Photo: Google
5. Great Preston VC Church of England Primary School
Great Preston VC Church of England Primary School had 51 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 22, or 43.1%, did not get a place. Photo: James Hardisty
6. Meanwood Church of England Primary School
Meanwood Church of England Primary School had 46 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 29 of these were offered places. This means 17 or 37% did not get a place. Photo: Google