The most in demand secondary schools in Swansea have been revealed in the latest statistics. Some schools have allocated more places than their officially stated number available.
Local authorities can exercise discretion, in line with the Welsh Government’s School Admissions Code, to admit additional pupils into year seven, if there is no suitable alternative school with room within a reasonable travelling distance from the home address. The data provided by the council combined all first, second and third choice applications as one figure, but a vast majority of children got into their first choice secondary, the council said.
The figures provided did not show how near to schools children given places live. The school with the most applications was Olchfa Comprehensive, It had 467 applications for 289 spaces from children listing it as their preferred first, second or third choice.
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Bishop Gore Comprehensive had the second highest number of applications at 373. A total 254 places have been allocated - 14 more than the official number of spaces listed as available.
Pentrehafod School and Gowerton Comprehensive had the joint third most applications with 288 each for first, second or third places. Gowerton had 211 places on offer and have allocated 184. Pentrehafod allocated 230 places, three more than its official number of spaces.
A spokesperson for Swansea Council said: “In Swansea 96.75% of on time applications for Year 7 places secured their first preference place. All on time applications from families living in Swansea that did not secure a place at their first preference school were offered a place at either their second preference, their designated catchment school or nearest school with places available.
“Families can be assured that whichever school their child attends they will receive a good education in safe, secure and happy surroundings.”
Swansea’s school admissions:
Birchgrove Comprehensive School
Applications for first, second or third choice 182
Admission number 150
Places allocated 150
Bishop Gore School
Applications for first, second or third choice 373
Admission number 240
Places allocated 254
Bishop Vaughan Catholic School
Applications for first, second or third choice 207
Admission number 215
Places allocated 161
Bishopston Comprehensive School
Applications for first, second or third choice 320
Admission number 222
Places allocated 222
Cefn Hengoed Community School
Applications for first, second or third choice 209
Admission number 181
Places allocated 195
Dylan Thomas Community School
Applications for first, second or third choice 185
Admission number 131
Places allocated 148
Gowerton School
Applications for first, second or third choice 288
Admission number 211
Places allocated 184
Morriston Comprehensive School
Applications for first, second or third choice 227
Admission number 220
Places allocated 190
Olchfa School
Applications for first, second or third choice 467
Admission number 289
Places allocated 289
Pentrehafod School
Applications for first, second or third choice 288
Admission number 227
Places allocated 230
Penyrheol Comprehensive School
Applications for first, second or third choice 193
Admission number 195
Places allocated 172
Pontarddulais Comprehensive School
Applications for first, second or third choice 196
Admission number 168
Places allocated 172
Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr
Applications for first, second or third choice 215
Admission number 205
Places allocated 202
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe
Applications for first, second or third choice 166
Admission number 208
Places allocated 163
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