Data set from Primary and secondary school applications and offers

secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2021

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Number of places and applications: number and proportion of offers by preference rank; number and proportion of offers inside and outside home local authority.

Data set details

Theme
Pupils and schools
Publication
Primary and secondary school applications and offers
Release type
Number of rows
2,588
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of admission places available
  • Number of applications received
  • Number of applications submitted online
  • Number of preferences allowed
  • Percentage of applications submitted online
  • Total number of offers to non applicants
  • Year of admission
  • a. Number of first preference offers
  • b. First preference rate
  • c. Number of second preference offers
  • d. Second preference rate
  • e. Number of third preference offers
  • f. Third preference rate
  • g. Number of top three preference offers
  • h. Top three preference rate
  • i. Number of preferred offers
  • j. Preferred offer rate
  • k. Number of non preferred offers
  • l. Non preferred offer rate
  • m. Number made no offer
  • n. No offer rate
  • o. Number of offers in home LA
  • p. Home LA offer rate
  • q. Number of offers in another LA
  • r. Other LA offer rate
Filters
  • School phase
Time period
2014/15 to 2021/22

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_namenew_la_codeold_la_codela_nameschool_phaseNC_year_admissionadmission_numbersapplications_receivedonline_applicationsonline_apps_percentno_of_preferencesfirst_preference_offersfirst_preference_offers_percentsecond_preference_offerssecond_preference_offers_percentthird_preference_offersthird_preference_offers_percentone_of_the_three_preference_offersone_of_the_three_preference_offers_percentpreferred_school_offerpreferred_school_offer_percentnon_preferred_offernon_preferred_offer_percentno_offerno_offer_percentschools_in_la_offerschools_in_la_offer_percentschools_in_another_la_offerschools_in_another_la_offer_percentoffers_to_nonapplicants
202122Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandPrimary:70991158077155559495.66490062:53301491.77696545286674.93602469872161.24248628156889797.9554764357119298.3506407988281.520048357510.12931086456233496.87463392181423.125366079456
202122Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastPrimary:33627257152379592.53354073:2445795.107913677342.8543651571560.6066498152534798.568928642537698.681703292621.018860587770.2994361272529397.932396335342.067603671189
202122Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestPrimary:96499788677390593.70839515:7256692.0106001238404.8689565988881.1259462137729498.005502947737198.1031356614221.80303549740.0938288517671197.1812607722252.818739232143
202122Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberPrimary:71799575775243391.065877:5371193.2855133123444.0710700455340.9274536715658998.284037035675498.570609798001.389443701230.0399465065659298.2568233910041.74317660942
202122Academic yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsPrimary:62055491594764696.92223194:4628994.161801518303.7226143743780.7689334614849798.653349344854798.755060114630.9418417791490.303098114767597.2482865513492.75171344614

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 26 variables
Variable nameVariable description
admission_numbersNumber of admission places available
applications_receivedNumber of applications received
first_preference_offersa. Number of first preference offers
first_preference_offers_percentb. First preference rate
NC_year_admissionYear of admission
no_of_preferencesNumber of preferences allowed
no_offerm. Number made no offer
no_offer_percentn. No offer rate
non_preferred_offerk. Number of non preferred offers
non_preferred_offer_percentl. Non preferred offer rate
offers_to_nonapplicantsTotal number of offers to non applicants
one_of_the_three_preference_offersg. Number of top three preference offers
one_of_the_three_preference_offers_percenth. Top three preference rate
online_applicationsNumber of applications submitted online
online_apps_percentPercentage of applications submitted online
preferred_school_offeri. Number of preferred offers
preferred_school_offer_percentj. Preferred offer rate
school_phaseSchool phase - collection phase
schools_in_another_la_offerq. Number of offers in another LA
schools_in_another_la_offer_percentr. Other LA offer rate
schools_in_la_offero. Number of offers in home LA
schools_in_la_offer_percentp. Home LA offer rate
second_preference_offersc. Number of second preference offers
second_preference_offers_percentd. Second preference rate
third_preference_offerse. Number of third preference offers
third_preference_offers_percentf. Third preference rate

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Email: school.preference@education.gov.uk
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