Schools in Essex

484 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Essex

Primary

• Offered their first choice 90.3%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 87.4% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 97.6%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 15,737

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 90.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 87.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 17,932 places for 15,737 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 83.4%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 85.7% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 94.9%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 16,568

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 83.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.2 points lower than in 2016, when it was 85.7%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 17,590 places for 16,568 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Essex by first preferences per place
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• Schools in CM13 (7)
• Schools in CM14 (5)
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• Schools in CM16 (7)
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• Schools in CM19 (7)
• Schools in CM2 (16)
• Schools in CM20 (8)
• Schools in CM22 (7)
• Schools in CM23 (23)
• Schools in CM24 (4)
• Schools in CM3 (23)
• Schools in CM4 (5)
• Schools in CM5 (6)
• Schools in CM6 (10)
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