Majority of St Helens pupils allocated one of their parents' preferred secondary schools for September 2020
Article date - 02 March 2020
Figures released from St Helens Council’s School Admissions Team show that more than 98 per cent of parents have been successful in securing one of their preferred secondary schools for their child for September 2020.
A total of 95.29 per cent were given their first choice preference, 2.67 per cent were allocated their second – while 0.78 were given their third choice.
Welcoming the figures, St Helens Council’s Cabinet Member for Developing Young People, Councillor Sue Murphy, said: “Every year we work exceptionally hard with our secondary schools to ensure that parents and guardians are allocated one of their preferences – and I’m delighted to see that this is the case for September 2020.
“If any parent or guardian has any questions about their application - I would ask them to contact the School Admissions Team on 01744 671030.”