Schools in Walsall

92 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 Walsall

Primary

• Offered their first choice 93.8%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 90.0% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.3%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 3,340

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

For September 2026, 93.8% 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 3.8 points higher than in 2016, when it was 90.0%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,855 places for 3,340 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 77.4%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 77.2% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 91.4%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 3,782

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

For September 2026, 77.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 91.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 77.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,069 places for 3,782 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

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• Schools in WS5 (4)
• Schools in WS8 (8)
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• Schools in WV12 (7)
• Schools in WV13 (4)
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