Schools in Lancashire

555 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 Lancashire

Primary

• Offered their first choice 91.3%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 89.9% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.3%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 12,122

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

For September 2026, 91.3% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.9%.

The council's primary schools between them had 15,442 places for 12,122 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 87.1%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 86.6% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 97.2%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 13,782

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

For September 2026, 87.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 86.6%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 14,702 places for 13,782 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 Lancashire by first preferences per place
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• Schools in BB10 (13)
• Schools in BB11 (9)
• Schools in BB12 (18)
• Schools in BB18 (8)
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• Schools in BB6 (7)
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• Schools in BL0 (7)
• Schools in BL6 (12)
• Schools in FY3 (9)
• Schools in FY5 (11)
• Schools in FY6 (13)
• Schools in FY7 (9)
• Schools in FY8 (9)
• Schools in L39 (12)
• Schools in L40 (16)
• Schools in LA1 (17)
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• Schools in LA3 (9)
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