Across England, 8% of primary school applicants and 17% of secondary school applicants did not get a place at their first choice school, affecting nearly 150,000 children in total.
Across Yorkshire and the Humber, 6.2% of applicants did not get into their first choice primary school and 11.5% did not secure a place at their preferred secondary school. This meant 3,550 primary and 7,198 secondary aged children did not get a place at their first choice school.
At the top of the pile for the most oversubscribed primary schools in Leeds was Roundhay School, which is where the now-former Prime Minister Liz Truss attended.
Inner London was found to have the hardest schools to get into in the country. One in every eight children (13%) did not get into their first choice primary school. This rose to one in three (33%) for secondary school places.
How competitive is it to get into your local primary/secondary school? Here we reveal which primary schools in Leedsare the hardest to get into.
At the top of the pile for the most oversubscribed primary schools in Leeds was Roundhay School, which is where the now-former Prime Minister Liz Truss attended.
7. Morley Victoria Primary School
Morley Victoria Primary School had 80 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 52 of these were offered places. This means 28 or, 35%, did not get a place. Photo: James Hardisty
8. Horsforth Featherbank Primary School
Horsforth Featherbank Primary School had 41 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 27 of these were offered places. This means 14 or 34.1% did not get a place. Photo: Gary Longbottom
9. Moortown Primary School
Moortown Primary School had 42 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 28 of these were offered places. This means 14, or 33.3%, did not get a place. Photo: Steve Riding
10. St Peter's C of E Primary School
St Peter's C of E Primary School had 45 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 30 of these were offered places. This means 15, or 33.3%, did not get a place. Photo: James Hardisty
11. Shire Oak Church of England Primary School
Shire Oak Church of England Primary School had 38 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 26 of these were offered places. This means 12, or 31.6%, did not get a place. Photo: Gabriel Szabo/Guzelian
12. Morley Newlands Academy
Morley Newlands Academy had 120 applicants put the school as a first preference but only 84 of these were offered places. This means 36, or 30%, did not get a place. Photo: Tony Johnson