Schools
Over 90% of pupils in Walsall offered a secondary school place of their choice
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Today is an important day for almost 4000 Year 6 pupils in Walsall, who will find out which secondary has offered them a place for September 2025.
94% of pupils in Walsall have been offered a secondary school of their choice.
A total of 3,923 applications were received on time.
3005 of those applications (76.6%) received their first preference, 469 (12%) their second preference and 130 (3.3%) their third preference.
100% of on-time applications have been offered a place at a secondary school for September 2025. Parents and carers can choose up to five school preferences, and 3697 children received an offer of a place at one of their preferred schools.
“ This is an exciting day for many young people in the borough, and we’re so pleased to offer more children a school place of their preference.
We always encourage parents and carers to submit their applications on time and make use of all five preferences to avoid disappointment, and families have responded well to this.
As always, I want to thank our schools for their commitment and support and would take this opportunity to wish all the children who start their secondary education in September 2025 every success for the future. “
There were 226 (5.8%) children who were allocated a place at a school which wasn’t one of their preferred options. Of these, 87 families had only included one preference on their application form.
The application process for school places is now entirely online, meaning parents can view their results on offer day by logging into Walsall Council’s School Admissions Portal. The council will also be sending emails to the families of all those children who submitted on time applications today to confirm their school allocation.
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Notes to editor
- Link to School admissions webpage
- Walsall Council allows up to five preferences for secondary schools applications
- Secondary school offer numbers and percentages (as of 1 March 2025) in the table below shows the outcomes from the 2025 secondary admission rounds. Please note that this data is a snapshot of the position at the time the offers were made on 1 March 2025 and is subject to change throughout the admission round.
The data relates to on-time applications from Walsall residents.
| September 2025 data | September 2024 data | |||
| Offers | %* | Offers | %* | |
| Offered 1st preference | 3005 | 76.6 | 3026 | 77.0 |
| Offered 2nd preference | 469 | 12.0 | 388 | 9.9 |
| Offered 3rd preference | 130 | 3.3 | 146 | 3.7 |
| Offered one of their top three preferences | 3604 | 91.9 | 3560 | 90.6 |
| Offered a preference | 3697 | 94.2 | 3649 | 92.9 |
| Not offered preference school and allocated an alternative | 226 | 5.8 | 280 | 7.1 |
| Total Walsall on-time applications | 3923 | 3929 | ||
*- % rounding factor – may not add up to 100%
