Youngsters in the capital discovered whether they got into their top choice of primary school.

London Councils said that 80.97% of pupils got in their first preference school in the capital, after a record breaking 103,387 applications were made.

This year 99,059 applicants got a place at a school of their preference, compared to 97,958 last year.

Some London boroughs varied, with successful first preference picks in London ranging from 58.99% in Kensington and Chelsea, 73.86% in Hammersmith and Fulham, 75.01% in Camden through to 90.64% in Barking & Dagenham.

But elsewhere in the country, up to one in five missed out on the top choice of school is what is widely known as ‘National Offer Day’ yesterday (April 16).

Figures from East Sussex show that 84.68% got their first choice, while in Southampton the percentage was 85.4%.

Other early results include Derbyshire, where 93.4% of youngsters have their first pick, Torbay was 86.2%, Bristol was 84%, up from 82% last year, and Cornwall was 90.7%.

But Stoke has seen a fall, with 89% of youngsters getting their first choice for this September, compared to 92.2% last year, and in Wokingham first choice offers have dropped one percentage point to 85%.

The school-age population in London has increased at twice the rate of any other region in recent years.

Official figures from the Local Government Association (LGA) indicate that by September next year, two in five local authorities in England - 66 out of 152 - will have more children ready to start school than there are places.

In 2017/18 this will increase to more than half (85 areas) and go up to three in five dealing with more pupils than places (94 areas) in 2018/19.

Helen Jenner, chair of the Pan London Admissions Board, said: "The fact that 81% of pupils have been offered their first preference, even though boroughs received 900 more applications this year, reflects how proficient the London system is at matching places with pupils."

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