Nearly all of the children in Hertfordshire have been given a place at a secondary school of their choice.
Hertfordshire County Council has announced that 95 per cent of young people in the county were allocated a place at one of their three preferred secondary schools.
Other regions in the country were in the headlines in March for being unable to offer many children their choice of school.
Emails were sent to parents in Hertfordshire in March after 97% of them applied for their child’s secondary place online.
Frances Button, executive member for education and skills at the county council, said: “Moving on to secondary school is an important step and we work extremely hard to make the applications and allocation process smooth and straightforward. We want to ensure that as many children as possible get a place at one of their ranked schools.
“We all want the best possible education for children in Hertfordshire and the county has excellent schools. I do appreciate that some parents may be disappointed with the school they have been allocated, but would encourage them to visit the school and speak to the headteacher before dismissing the offered place. They may be pleasantly surprised by what they see.
“I would advise all parents to accept the place they have been offered. Accepting the school place will not affect a continuing interest application of appeal result.”
Those who were not offered their first choice of school will automatically be placed on a waiting list for the schools they listed as a preference.