Sentence examples for preferred schools from inspiring English sources

In Wales, parents give their preferred schools in order of preference.

Soon these systems will be deciding who gets health coverage; who gets parole; who gets their preferred schools; who gets fired.

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: "The 20,000 children who will be denied a place at any of their preferred schools have been failed by the Coalition Government.

A DfE spokesperson said: "Despite rising pupil numbers, 95% of parents received an offer at one of their top three preferred schools last year and the average infant class size has remained stable.

A department for education spokesman said: "Despite rising pupil numbers, 95percentnt of parents received an offer at one of their top three preferred schools last year and any suggestion to the contrary is nonsense.

"That is why we are pleased that despite rising pupil numbers, the proportion of parents being allocated one of their top choices remains stable, with more than 95% of parents receiving an offer at one of their preferred schools".

Lincolnshire County Council operates a preference system for parents, which allows them to choose a preferred school, rather than one for which they are in the catchment area.

Data from Hertfordshire county council shows that 81% of youngsters got their preferred school.

The house was also in their preferred school district, No. 15. "That was for me the last roadblock," she said.

As a result almost one in eight children was disappointed and missed out on their preferred school.

In urban areas of high demand there was widespread disappointment, while in areas of low demand virtually all 11-year-olds got a place in their preferred school.