Primary school allocation reports

Details for children starting Reception class in primary school in the 2026/27 school year

Allocations on 16 April 2026 for starting primary/infant school

6,936 Oxfordshire children starting Reception year group in primary school
6,515 - First preference offers (93.9 per cent)
283 - Second preference offers (4.1 per cent)
71 - Third preference offers (1.0 per cent)
15 - Fourth preference offers (0.2 per cent)
6,884 - Offers to a preferred school (99.2 per cent)
52 - Offers to nearest school (Local Authority preference) (0.8 per cent)

These statistics do not include children with Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plans.

These statistics include fewer than 30 children of Year 2 age in an infant school transferring to Year 3 in a junior/primary school.